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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apologies if there’s another thread on this…

But really? It seems like people I know who are not particularly affected by this issue are focused on it as a deciding factor in the election. It’s immigration, immigration, immigration.

Is immigration that terrible for our country? In my world at least, the most obvious related issue I see is that small businesses don’t have enough labor. So immigration is a good thing.

Maybe I’m myopic. Can someone please explain? 
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In a nutshell, the immigrants that used to disappear into Texas or Manassas or Hyattsville are now showing up in Montgomery, and Fairfax and NYC and causing Democrats to freak out. Immigration wasn't a problem for them as long as they went "somewhere else." 
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Op just checking in now. Quite the discussion! I’m a New Yorker. Immigration doesn’t affect my daily life at all, nor does it affect anyone’s I know, in NY or out, other than small businesses who WANT more workers. Our

So again, I’ll ask, why is it such a hot button issue? Do I think it’s not *an* issue at all? No, of course not. But why is it THE defining issue to so many who it really doesn’t affect?? And why doesn’t anyone discuss how global issues out of our control affected recent waves of immigration much more than specific US policies? [/quote]

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