Reply #99: Hey, people were against immigration when it was the Irish or Eastern

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Europeans. Obviously, you can't rule out racism in anything, but that doesn't mean that is the only possible justification for opposing immigration is racism.

I am a big proponent of immigration. My wife is from the Philippines. I lived there for four years. I support immigration for both humanitarian and economic reasons, but I realize that they pose some threat to low-skilled American workers in the construction, farm work and a few other industries. The increase in the supply of labor has a depressive effect on wages among the workers that compete for those jobs.

On balance I think that immigrants are a net positive economically. They are good for the country, but I also acknowledge that there is a down side to immigration. It is just outweighed, IMO, but the positive contributions that immigrants make to our economy and society.