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submitted 7 months ago by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

A weakening economy and increasing political repression are forcing ever more Chinese people to emigrate. Spurred by TikTok, many are seeking more sustainable conditions in the United States.

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[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh we have a similar policy to that in Australia, it’s fucking awful.

New migrants have to uproot their lives to spend 3 years living in dead end towns with zero job prospects, it’s a huge career killer and ensures immigrants have less opportunities to advance compared to other Australians. It’s also a negative in their ability to form social connections due to the lack of people, or get help from ethnic communities who can share their experiences and knowledge navigating a new country compared to their previous.

But hey some shitty rural workplaces like abattoirs fucking love the captive workforce to exploit.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

It would appear that humans, given the free choice, choose to live in cities. Forcing people to go where they’d rather not go is obviously going to be a negative.

Anytime you override people’s freedom to choose their own path, you make things worse.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

And I'm sure many of them choose it over their previous nations.

I don't get what you're trying to say here. It's better these immigrants don't get to immigrate?

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

What I’m saying is pretty fucking obvious.

That forcing them to go to rural towns is bad.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago

Nobody is "forcing" them to go to rural towns.

They can choose to stay in their current nation or emigrate elsewhere if rural America is not good enough for them.

It's literally accepting people who otherwise would not be accepted.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Wow you’re so generous!

How about simply letting them live like everyone else instead of making them second class citizens with less freedoms just because they want to immigrate?

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Because America's towns are still dying and this is a way to revitalize them.

If rural America isn't good enough for them, they can stay in their current nation or try to move to a different one.

The alternative would be them not having this option. This is literally nothing but gain.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

The solution to dying towns isn’t to force people to go die in them as well.

The alternative would be to let people in without such stupid requirements.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

The solution to dying towns isn’t to force people to go die in them as well.

Literally not at all what I suggested.

Please argue in good faith if you want to be taken seriously by rational people.

The alternative would be to let people in without such stupid requirements.

If that's what you want, that's fine. I would prefer additional immigrants help restore America rather than leech off of it in a major city.

This discussion is over. You may have the last word.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 7 months ago

If America’s towns require human sacrifice in order to stay vital, they should die.

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