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Legal immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer them to come from?

Immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer to come from?

  • Canada

    Votes: 22 50.0%
  • Mexico

    Votes: 18 40.9%
  • Great Britain

    Votes: 20 45.5%
  • Ireland

    Votes: 20 45.5%
  • Norway

    Votes: 18 40.9%
  • Sweden

    Votes: 20 45.5%
  • Germany

    Votes: 18 40.9%
  • Italy

    Votes: 18 40.9%
  • Russia

    Votes: 16 36.4%
  • others

    Votes: 26 59.1%

  • Total voters
    44

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Legal immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer them to come from?

I will now name a few countries more or less at random - and then others
 
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In case you miss some countries, they are all there - in: others.
 
Immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer to come from?

I will now name a few countries more or less at random - and then others
I care more that they came through the legal immigration process than which country they came from.
 
I care more that they came through the legal immigration process than which country they came from.
You are just evading the question.

Of course I am speaking of legal immigrants.
 
Immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer them to come from?

I will now name a few countries more or less at random - and then others
I care less about what country they come from and more about how educated (and by correlation how good they are for the economy) they are or if they are in a field that will contribute to technical innovation.
 
I'd prefer immigrants come from poor countries as this makes a bigger global difference in lifting people from poverty. Not only is someone from lower on the economic ladder getting the opportunity, they will likely share the good fortune with those in a poorer place.
 
You are just evading the question.

Of course I am speaking of legal immigrants.
Nothing evasive about it. Maybe just a little deeper consideration on your part.
 
As long as they enter legally, I don't give a dang.
I do not believe you. :)
Maybe you just don't know any countries outside the US. :D
 
Legal immigrants to the US - which countries would you prefer them to come from?

I will now name a few countries more or less at random - and then others
Those "at random" countries don't seem very random at all.

For the record, I don't care their nationality, only that they follow the rules to get here.
 
The way I put the question - I cannot really vote myself! :cool:
As I do not live in the US right now.
 
I do not believe you. :)
Maybe you just don't know any countries outside the US. :D
LOL, I probably served in more countries while in the army for 21 years than perhaps you know. This means stationed in, TDY to and passing through.

But seriously, as long as immigrants enter this country legally, that's all I ask. Where they come from, I don't give an owl's hoot.
 
I would prefer new immigrants to the US to be:

"your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,"

Because, as per American values:

"Send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

-----Statue of Liberty.

Why do conservatives hate uniquely American values?
 
I believe that former President Trump felt that immigrants from Norway would be greatly beneficial to this nation.

He, of course, was roundly criticized by many people for his frankness.

For political purposes, he should not have publicly said that.

Furthermore, he referred to certain other countries with a vulgar term. He was definitely wrong to speak like that. There was NO excuse for that kind of uncouth language.

Nevertheless, I believe that many people (including me) quietly agreed with his praise of Norway.
 
I believe that former President Trump felt that immigrants from Norway would be greatly beneficial to this nation.

He, of course, was roundly criticized by many people for his frankness.

For practical purposes, he should not have publicly said that.

Furthermore, he referred to certain other countries with a vulgar term. He was definitely wrong to speak like that. There was NO excuse for that kind of uncouth language.

Nevertheless, I believe that many people (including me) quietly agreed with his praise of Norway.
Right. Because a whole lotta people are racists, and a subset of them fetishize tall blonde ‘aryans’ as the ideal race.

I can only venture one guess why you think a Norwegian would be a better immigrant than, say, a Nigerian.
 
You sound very "politically correct"

Real life speaks otherwise.
To what "real life" do you refer that suggests I care about someone's nationality?
 
Right. Because a whole lotta people are racists, and a subset of them fetishize tall blonde ‘aryans’ as the ideal race.

I can only venture one guess why you think a Norwegian would be a better immigrant than, say, a Nigerian.
Well, if we're purely judging based on attractiveness, then yeah go with the Norwegians. By and large, black women do not appeal to me (except, for some reason, those women from Ethiopia who are not ethnically Somali -- dunno what it is, but they are the exception).

However, our system of immigration is not, and shouldn't be, based on who I'd prefer to bang.
 
I would prefer new immigrants to the US to be:

"your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,"

Because, as per American values:

"Send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

-----Statue of Liberty.

Why do conservatives hate uniquely American values?

are you an idiot, or just a liar?

conservatives dont hate immigrants.....NEVER HAVE

most of us are sons and daughters of immigrants be it a few generations

what we HATE is those that refuse to sign the damn register on the way in

we are a melting pot of every color, race, and religion on this planet and those differences have helped make us stronger

but those of us with a BRAIN understand we cant save everyone....so there is a quota on the amount of people that can come annually

we cant fix every shithole country out there....it is an impossibility.....

what we can do is maybe FIX the visa system and make it a little easier and cheaper to come.....and maybe up the quota a small bit

i have posted many times about my wifes relatives waiting to come from Germany.....and they have a sponsor, jobs, and educations

It is a long line....everyone wants the American dream.....
 
I believe that former President Trump felt that immigrants from Norway would be greatly beneficial to this nation.

He, of course, was roundly criticized by many people for his frankness.

For political purposes, he should not have publicly said that.

Furthermore, he referred to certain other countries with a vulgar term. He was definitely wrong to speak like that. There was NO excuse for that kind of uncouth language.

Nevertheless, I believe that many people (including me) quietly agreed with his praise of Norway.
So you want to import socialists?
 
Well, if we're purely judging based on attractiveness, then yeah go with the Norwegians. By and large, black women do not appeal to me (except, for some reason, those women from Ethiopia who are not ethnically Somali -- dunno what it is, but they are the exception).

However, our system of immigration is not, and shouldn't be, based on who I'd prefer to bang.
You realize men emigrate too, right?
 
are you an idiot, or just a liar?

conservatives dont hate immigrants.....NEVER HAVE

most of us are sons and daughters of immigrants be it a few generations

what we HATE is those that refuse to sign the damn register on the way in

we are a melting pot of every color, race, and religion on this planet and those differences have helped make us stronger

but those of us with a BRAIN understand we cant save everyone....so there is a quota on the amount of people that can come annually

we cant fix every shithole country out there....it is an impossibility.....

what we can do is maybe FIX the visa system and make it a little easier and cheaper to come.....and maybe up the quota a small bit

i have posted many times about my wifes relatives waiting to come from Germany.....and they have a sponsor, jobs, and educations

It is a long line....everyone wants the American dream.....
Lol.

Name calling. Rule violations.

All you've got.

The inscription on the statue of liberty is an expression of uniquely American Values.

Values despised by the right, who only want wealthy, educated and skilled, preferably white immigrants............not "your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,".

Those are exactly the people we need.

I stand with the American values and the statue of liberty.

Oh, and if you think that modern immigrants "refuse to sign the register on the way in". Then you demonstrate that you know nothing about how our immigration system currently works.
 
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Germany


Cuz I'd like to immigrate to Germany. I like fast cars, blond women, and great beer.
 
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