Some expected effects of letting migrants come legally rather than illegally:
-Immigrants would travel to the US on reputable airlines.
-Human smuggling networks would lose billions of dollars in revenue.
-Thousands of deaths of immigrants would be prevented along the journey.
-Immigrants would travel to the US on reputable airlines.
-Human smuggling networks would lose billions of dollars in revenue.
-Thousands of deaths of immigrants would be prevented along the journey.
-Thousands of crimes against migrants would be prevented.
-Many more immigrants would free themselves from all manner of despotism.
-Freedom of religion, speech, association, property ownership, education, etc. would increase.
-People living in poverty would fall.
-Many more immigrants would free themselves from all manner of despotism.
-Freedom of religion, speech, association, property ownership, education, etc. would increase.
-People living in poverty would fall.
-More immigrants would return to their home countries for visits or permanently.
-The number of legal violations would fall by millions.
-The black market in fake identification documents would almost disappear.
-Billions of dollars of law enforcement spending would be freed up.
-The number of legal violations would fall by millions.
-The black market in fake identification documents would almost disappear.
-Billions of dollars of law enforcement spending would be freed up.
-Children would stop being traumatized by arrests and incarcerations.
-Families would stop being separated by government border policies.
-Tens of thousands of fewer children would unnecessarily enter the U.S. foster care system.
-Families would stop being separated by government border policies.
-Tens of thousands of fewer children would unnecessarily enter the U.S. foster care system.
-The rights of property owners and citizens near the border would be better respected.
-America would be a larger & more influential country.
-Its reputation around the world would improve.
-The U.S. government’s moral authority to demand changes in other countries would grow.
-America would be a larger & more influential country.
-Its reputation around the world would improve.
-The U.S. government’s moral authority to demand changes in other countries would grow.
-Americans’ private social influence around the world would expand.
-U.S. social capital would increase.
-U.S. culture would receive an infusion of new ideas, practices, foods, and music.
-The U.S. crime rate would fall.
-U.S. social capital would increase.
-U.S. culture would receive an infusion of new ideas, practices, foods, and music.
-The U.S. crime rate would fall.
-Americans could buy from, sell to, hire, and be hired by a larger and more diverse number of people.
-Jobs would be filled more quickly, speeding up economic expansion.
-Increasing economic growth would increase tax revenues.
-Jobs would be filled more quickly, speeding up economic expansion.
-Increasing economic growth would increase tax revenues.
What's the list of negative effects look like? Would these supposed negatives overwhelm the positives? Linguistic diversity would grow--is that negative or positive? If negative, how many children should drown in the Rio Grande to keep linguistic diversity marginally lower?
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