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what is going on with the huge influx of immigrants into our small towns? (youtu.be)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by coffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.works to c/conservative@lemmy.world
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Worth a watch. Good interviews with locals.

Some towns have gotten 50% bigger in less than 2 years as new people moved in. Schools and infrastructure were not prepared.

Why is this happening? And - as seen in the comments on this thread - why are you a racist if you ask about it?

To be clear: immigration is important, and necessary, but I had not heard or seen the impact that this huge surge of people have had on many small towns until I saw this.

If your reaction to someone asking this simple question is anger: that's a problem. Feel free to treat me like an idiot and back up your opinion with data. Otherwise, I don't understand why we should be obligated to treat this massive influx of people better than our own citizens. No other country does it.

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[โ€“] coffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you for your answer! My understanding is: these jobs are not offered equally to US citizens. And they do not pay a fair wage.

If someone assumes a question is racist, the responsibility is on them to clarify if that is indeed the case.

[โ€“] Steve@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I dont have info on the quality of these jobs but I doubt that they are paying slave wages. One of the big employers in springfield is a Honda vehicle assembly plant for example.