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mk  ·  3009 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Common Arguments against Immigration

People often find arguments to support their feelings and point of view. Immigration tends to mean cultural change; the introduction of new ways of doing things, and a challenge to the status quo. IMO conservatives are on the balance more anti-immigration than liberals simply because they are conservative and skeptical of change by nature. I wish it were simply a matter of holding beliefs that can be countered by data, but I think the goal posts tend to move to preserve the stance. -Not for all, but for conservatives as a voting block.