**** Elections thread *****

[MadMojoMonkey]

Of all the pro-immigration arguments, this one seems to be the least compelling to me. Firstly, for every brain surgeon that comes here, we have many times that many people who come here and become a burden.

Source, please?

Secondly, it doesn't follow logic that disallowing these people would "deprive" us of anything. Last I heard, unemployment, and it's more sinister cousin under-employment are rampant among recent college graduates. Seems like if there is a need for educated economic contributors....we've got plenty of our own.

I'm not sure that's the same subject.
In my work experience (albeit limited) American's tend to over-value their own skillset and expect more money for performing the same tasks as an equally educated 1st generation immigrant. The mere opportunity to work w/o fear of random violence which could well come from the gov't is a blessing they tend to not forget, whereas it's all Americans have even known, so we don't understand the value.

I accept that's a weak and anecdotal argument, though. I can't be bothered to spend 30 minutes trying to figure out what to search for to see if there's any remotely credible study done on this. If anyone knows of any, let me know. I'll recant my position in a second if I'm wrong about it.