spacetime

Not sure how long it is, but I think it deserves to be celebrated regardless.

Behold:

I believe that when you cut out all the bullshit and virtue-signaling, it becomes very clear that the U.S. would benefit from a drastic reduction in immigration levels.

Immigration advocates always bring up economics, but the economic benefits of immigration are actually quite limited. The main benefit is that immigrant workers fill domestic labor shortages, by taking jobs that native-born American workers can't/won't take. However, this is only true up to a certain numerical threshold. Any immigrants beyond that will start competing with Americans for jobs, which is obviously harmful (although it does reduce labor costs for businesses, thus lowering prices across the board). Restricting immigration levels to the bare minimum needed to fill labor shortages would improve employment prospects for millions of Americans, even if it would also cause some mild price inflation.

The sociological impacts of immigration are far more clear-cut: immigration without assimilation has devastating effects on the country's social fabric. It erodes its sense of unified national identity and reduces overall levels of trust and kinship between its inhabitants. In order to ensure that all immigrants are fully integrated into American society, they must be selected carefully (on the basis of cultural compatibility) and admitted in relatively small numbers. 

So there you have it. Change my mind!