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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 17 Oct 2016

    "Granting legal status to undocumented immigrants would ... add $1 trillion to America’s GDP." https://www.wired.com/2016/10/immigrants-fuel-innovation-lets-not-waste-potential …

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      1. Dante’s American Inferno  ™️  🔥 🇺🇸 🔥 🚒  🆘‏ @DanteUSAInferno 18 Oct 2016
        Replying to @paulg @WIRED

        Yes. It's quite odd how conservatives can be against this. In fact, many are closet supporters when it comes to employing them

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      1.  🐘 💨‏ @ReubenH 17 Oct 2016
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        Why stop there? Just close all the borders, let the whole world move in, and reap the huge profit!

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      1. Max Stoiber‏ @mxstbr 17 Oct 2016
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        I'm sure @peterthiel would love this article.

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      1. Sandy Kory‏ @sandykory 17 Oct 2016
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        I'm as pro immigration as anyone, but this speaks more to the mindlessness of our myopic focus on GDP

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      2. Mark Fleming‏ @flem1948 17 Oct 2016
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        @ericengelmann @WIRED whats a trillion dollars, W spent 2.1 Trillion in Iraq, what a huge waste!

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      1. Michael Ajemian‏ @macajemianuts 17 Oct 2016
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        unless they don't care to be part of America. Dangerous to assume vetting process is superfluous as ideological conflicts are real.

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      1. John Mackenzie‏ @_John_Mackenzie 17 Oct 2016
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        think of the economic impact if they disappeared. Think of the passion they would have by being given a chance. Pay forward

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      1. daniel strong‏ @DSHTW 17 Oct 2016
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        No one us talking about it but we would probably be having massive inflation if not for all the immigrants absorbing dollars.

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