• Abundance114@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    It’s an advantage for the people who get a place to sit and eat.

    No… In the analogy they don’t eat. That’s the entire point. They take up space without contributing, that’s the difference between an inhabitant, and a citizen.

    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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      21 hours ago

      So you believe that when a foreigner comes into the country, they simply just exist and take up space? You don’t think they, you know, buy things and work?

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          19 hours ago

          I’ve read the whole thread, how do you think I got down here?

          They take up space without contributing, that’s the difference between an inhabitant, and a citizen.

          This is what you just said. Can you explain how I mischaracterized it? I feel like I just reworded this sentence pretty directly.

    • Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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      22 hours ago

      If your analogy is based on consumption it makes no sense.

      Meanwhile, I could drop eat from mine response and the point stands with a dry place to sit.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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          16 hours ago

          Irregular immigrants contribute to the communities they exist in. They help their neighbors, they perform work, they pay taxes via sales tax, gas tax, etc. In fact, by the metrics of tax contribution, they contribute a higher percentage of their income back to their local municipalities than most citizens. Saying they don’t contribute is outright racist.