As an immigrant myself, I really hate the use of immigrants as human shields to deflect critiques of anti-Black racism.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @kynakwado and
Yes, I don't like that either. But to ignore the opportunities America affords immigrants - which few other nations do - is also a mistake.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @kynakwado and
Historically, immigrant upwardly mobility often came at expense of blacks, the bottom run of the ladder. That's also part of the story.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @kynakwado and
Well, you and Stephen Miller agree on that. http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1708/02/cnr.07.html …pic.twitter.com/imJUzi8TXf
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Replying to @Noahpinion @HeerJeet and
But I disagree with you, Jeet, and with Miller. Economy isn't a zero-sum game. Immigrant success doesn't come at the expense of native-born.
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Replying to @Noahpinion @HeerJeet and
Jeet is specifically citing the use of immigrants as shields against critique tht X policy is harmful to blks, if im understanding correctly
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Replying to @AnlinWang @HeerJeet and
Is he? Jeet, is that all you're talking about? Or are you saying the economy is basically zero-sum?
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Replying to @Noahpinion @HeerJeet and
Well based on what I know of Jeet, he wouldn't make so basic a mistake as to think that immigration is zero sum on the economy...
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Replying to @AnlinWang @HeerJeet and
I'm not sure. Zero-sum thinking has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Jeet, what say you?
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I don't think of immigrants as a zero-sum to economy at all, but I'm talking about how racist social structure gets replicated.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @AnlinWang and
Do you think immigration has generally helped replicate or perpetuate racial social structure in America?
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Replying to @Noahpinion @HeerJeet and
prior to the 65 act wasn't it mostly designed to do exactly that?
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