• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    I didn’t say greed can’t be part of it, but anti immigration folks position it as the primary or significant motivator, but:
    If they were primarily motivated by greed, the would have immigrated long ago.
    And their objection seems to be primarily motivated by greed, the want more and they perceive that immigrants will prevent them from getting more. So why is their greed ok but immigrant greed isn’t?

    What is my explanation? I don’t need one, you’re the one saying it’s greed, it’s up to you to prove that in the face of an entirely reasonable counterargument.
    But I’ll give you one anyways - they’re looking for a place that they can belong, which isn’t necessarily going to be the first place they arrive. They’re looking for the ability to support their family, which isn’t greed.
    Why shouldn’t refugees get to pick what country they move to, like any EU citizen can?

    Why would legitimate refugees discard their papers? You tell me, why would having papers be worse than not having papers? That practically screams that something is either very wrong with the system, or that this is simply a dishonest claim.