What are your thoughts on worldwide immigration?

Let’s talk about immigration… specifically about those fleeing wars and other terrors, including famine and an economy so bad their children are starving.

Do you feel like a country (any country, but specifically yours) has a responsibility to take in, humanly care for, shelter, and rehome (keep them in your country) these immigrants?

Should there be a global standard or should each country be on its own to do as it wishes in regard to immigrants fleeing wars/terror and abject poverty/hunger?

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M

This is an emotionally charged topic. I'll say this. It would be nice to be able to help everyone, but we literally cannot--there's just not enough money and resources. Budgets are already being slashed by the state and local authorities, then everyone suffers.

Ontheroad · M

@uncalled4 I disagree, there is plenty of money and resources,.. all we need is the will and the desire.

uncalled4 · 56-60, M

@Ontheroad Agreed to disagree.

Ontheroad · M

@uncalled4 That's fair. My point is that we and other nations waste untold millions on friggin' coffee drinks, pork-bill projects, and on and on.

Starbucks alone sells something in the neighborhood of $35 billion worth of coffee drinks in a single year. Just the U.S. government alone estimates it makes $247 billion in estimated improper payments annually, averaging $20.5 billion of waste per month

There is money, and if done right, these immigrants become tax-producing citizens that enrich the fiber of our nations.