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posted by martyb on Friday November 30 2018, @09:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the Quite-a-few-from-Europe-and-China,-too dept.

As a former H1 visa holder, this article interested me and shows the value that immigrants bring to the USA.

According to this opinion piece, the USA and specifically Santa Clara county is only the leader in tech because of immigrants.

In 1965, the Immigration Act of 1924 was repealed, opening the gates to immigrants and allowing a critical mass of technology companies to develop in clusters around Boston and Santa Clara County. A significant proportion of all the best graduates from the best schools in India (IIT) came to the USA -- in effect, the USA siphoned off India's best talent and used it to develop leadership in technology and to grow the economy.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by digitalaudiorock on Friday November 30 2018, @09:52PM (6 children)

    by digitalaudiorock (688) on Friday November 30 2018, @09:52PM (#768478) Journal

    You mean things like this:

    I like how that Forbes assessment conveniently leaves out the fact that a huge number of undocumented workers get income tax withheld from their pay but never even get their refund back because obviously they can't, and how we keep all that. We can assume the rest of that opinion piece is just as reliable.

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  • (Score: 2) by NewNic on Friday November 30 2018, @10:43PM

    by NewNic (6420) on Friday November 30 2018, @10:43PM (#768493) Journal

    Plus, there is the bogus inclusion in the calculation of taxes that are not paid because hospitals are non-profits. If no illegal immigrants used the hospital facilities, there would be no additional revenue on which taxes would be due.

    That article is written for consumption by uncritical supporters of Republican talking points. In other words: "Useful idiots"!

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    lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Shire on Saturday December 01 2018, @12:03AM (4 children)

    by The Shire (5824) on Saturday December 01 2018, @12:03AM (#768517)

    I like how you conveniently leave out the fact that we ALL pay income tax but we don't all get free health care. Or that our income tax pays for their health care but not for our own. How does that fit in your little narrative?

    • (Score: 2, Disagree) by digitalaudiorock on Saturday December 01 2018, @02:28AM (1 child)

      by digitalaudiorock (688) on Saturday December 01 2018, @02:28AM (#768544) Journal

      ...and you think that immigration is the cause of that situation?? I'll just leave it with this, as it's hard to top:

      https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=28723&page=1&cid=765795 [soylentnews.org]

      • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by The Shire on Saturday December 01 2018, @05:02AM

        by The Shire (5824) on Saturday December 01 2018, @05:02AM (#768560)

        That post is among the most naive I've ever read. If you think humanity can be grouped together into one giant homogeneous "Our Kind - HumanKind" all holding hands singing kumbaya together then you're out of your tiny little mind. The fact is people ARE different from one and another. Some are intelligent, some not so much. Some are dexterous, some not so much. Some are strong, some are weak, some are handicapped. There are personality types which are completely incompatible with other personality types. You can't pool all these people together, they are inherently different - not by race or skin color or creed, but by characters and skill and merit for a particular task or field.

        I get so sick of this PC crap about how we're all equal - well we're not. We have equal RIGHTS but we are not all equal in ability. It should be horribly obvious to anyone who cares to look around themselves that people are not all the same. And if that offends you then good - be offended. It's healthy to be offended. It stimulates you to improve yourself. This bull about everyone being the same and deserving to be treated the same is just that, bull. If you have a brilliant mind or a desirable skill then you deserve to be treated with respect. If you're an utter useless moron then you deserve none. And god knows there are plenty of the latter.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @04:57AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @04:57AM (#768823)

      How does that fit in your little narrative?

      Fits by showing "The Shire" needs a scouring, since it has been taken over by the remnant forces of Mordor and stupid. So tell us again why Obamacare is pure evil socialism that will make us all into illegal Central American immigrants who get health care, education, food clothing and housing, and the prospect of a productive and happy existence! That's how it fits!