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No they didn't, hence why they often shot arrows at colonists trespassing illegally on their lands. There is a difference between having open borders and being conquered by superior military technology. That latter is what happened with American Indians.The American Indians (Natives.) had open borders.
How did that work out for them?
There are open borders between every U.S. state, many of which have larger economies than most countries in the world. The same basic arguments against immigration from country to country apply to immigration between states.Still no answer. What country has open borders now?
(For conservatives and other closed border advocates)
A common conservative argument against open immigration is that we have a massive and easily manipulated welfare system that will be taken advantage of by immigrants in the event of the borders being opened.
If our welfare state were to be fixed or eliminated, would open borders become a viable option? If not, would there ever be a time where you think it'd be viable and what would that entail?
Curious question.
hence why they often shot arrows at colonists trespassing illegally on their lands. There is a difference between having open borders and being conquered by superior military technology. That latter is what happened with American Indians.No they didn't,
Is that a serious question? The United States does not have open borders, yet people land in the United States undocumented all the time, same as the colonists. The fact that people manage to land somewhere without the permission of the existing residents does not mean the landing is permissible. That is complete nonsense.If they didn't have open borders, how did the colonists first land in the Americas, when the native inhabitants greatly outnumbered them?
Is that a serious question?yet people land in the United States undocumented all the time, same as the colonists. The fact that people manage to land somewhere without the permission of the existing residents does not mean the landing is permissible. That is complete nonsense.The United States does not have open borders,
Correct. Do you have a point relative to mine? Why are you even quoting me?Open or closed many thousands of undocumented aliens are crossing the USA's borders every year.
The countries in the EU are not all economic equals. The differences between Eastern and Western Europe are quite stark, with economies sized from 7,000-2,700,000 euros. The GDP of Mexico is actually larger than Canada, and the GDP differences between Canada, Mexico, and the US are far less than many of the countries in the EU. With regards to per capita GDP, Mexico is 3 times less than the US. But many in the EU are the same when compared to the wealthiest member states. If you include Luxembourg, the differences are nearly double that of the US and Mexico.The countries in the European Union pretty well have open borders with the citizens moving effortlessly from country to country for work or pleasure. But they have a situation much different than we do with the various countries enjoying a kind of economic and cultural parity with all the others, sharing cultural similarities including disease control, hygiene, laws etc. But they don't provide welfare to each other's citizens and you just don't move from one country to another and go to work without going through due process to get proper permits etc. Also non-EU citizens are required to have much more regulation than those who live within the EU.
Canada and the USA could probably pull that off. But Mexico is very different from the USA and Canada--there is far more abject poverty, far more criminal element, and government authorities that are widely regarded as corrupt and self serving. And our system of government does not allow us to deny welfare or other benefits to anybody and we would take the whole brunt of opportunistic citizens from other countries while we ourselves would get stuck with the bill and virtually no benefits.
The countries in the EU are not all economic equals. The differences between Eastern and Western Europe are quite stark, with economies sized from 7,000-2,700,000 euros. The GDP of Mexico is actually larger than Canada, and the GDP differences between Canada, Mexico, and the US are far less than many of the countries in the EU. With regards to per capita GDP, Mexico is 3 times less than the US. But many in the EU are the same when compared to the wealthiest member states. If you include Luxembourg, the differences are nearly double that of the US and Mexico.
It would also be incorrect to say that the cultures in the EU are all similar. There are many different cultures, as different as the US and Mexico. Additionally, there are many different cultures across the United States already.
Our welfare system does not grant all immigrants full benefits either. Only citizens get most welfare benefits, not even legal permanent residents.
A system where immigrants from Mexico can live and work legally in the United States (but not become instant citizens) similar to the process in the EU would be a major improvement in our current immigration system, in my opinion.
I hardly see how having a debate about open border policy is hijacking a thread about..open borders. I did not read anything into your post at all, which is why I imagine you did not offer one example of me doing so. If you want to avoid discussion, that is fine with me regardless.You read concepts into my post that are much different to what I posted. Let's just agree we have hugely different perspectives and let it go at that, however, as it will hijack the thread to take each component point by point.
The American Indians (Natives.) had open borders.
How did that work out for them?
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