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Reactionaries and inconsistency are a match made in heaven (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by STRIKINGdebate2 to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wish I knew what that downvote was for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Low skilled immigrants are often paid less, which means they're pushing the wages down. That's one downside. Also some might consider it a downside that native born citizens are losing their jobs and in case of welfare the immigrants might be straining it more than what would otherwise be the case.

For companies there might not be a downside but for some workers there for sure are.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] didn’t say anything you’re objecting to, so I still don’t get the downvotes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I misread your comment, I thought you were asking what the downside of immigration was

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But sometimes locals will not take the jobs that immigrants take even for a better wage. The immigrants that take those jobs in a dire enough situation to not be able to choose.

So I'd say it's an issue with society not the immigrants themselves doing the job no one wants to do for wages no one wants to have

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

But sometimes locals will not take the jobs that immigrants take even for a better wage.

Often I hear this being said after immigrants have came in and the wages are already down in the gutter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

It's because immigrants don't qualify for welfare because you need a social security number for it. Which immigrants don't have. It's pure propaganda, ignorance and/or racism from them.

So pretty much they all need to work to make money.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Depends on the country.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you not get a SSN if you immigrate legally?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Not immediately iirc. I may be way wrong so someone please correct me if I am but iirc it's 5 years or so? A few states give certain aid quicker.