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"serf class"? Immigrants to America come here because they choose to. They're not serfs, they're not locked to the land. They move freely, and at much higher rates than other Americans do.



Okay, "serf" was the wrong word, since they are indeed not bound to parcels of land under a feudal government.

What do you think about the content of my point?


I think it only applies to illegal immigration, not legal immigration.


immigrants come because they have no better choice

that's called exploitation


No it's not. We're offering additional choices to the immigrants, all the moral blame lies on the people who are persecuting the immigrants so much that they are forced to flee.

Yes, we often exploit illegal immigrants, but legal immigration is not exploitation.


given the context of paying less than what residents are willing to work for I assumed we were talking about undocumented folk, in which case i would say moral blame lies with bosses willing to pay under the table




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