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Originally Posted by saltwn
And how do you see the open border thing playing out on the Mexican side? Just curious, cause I never actually considered an open border policy. Tell me more of your thoughts on this. How do you think it will probably look.
Do you think Mexico will eventually empty itself? Do you see a benefit to Americans?
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I think people will come here to work and leave their families home, which will benefit their economy (lots of remittances coming in), and it'll benefit our economy (more tax revenue, higher labor participation rates, lower prices). No, Mexico won't empty itself out because for starters the workers coming in will likely come in as guest workers and just come and go, rather than stay. Also, the influx of workers into the States will create labor shortages at home, which will cause salaries to rise and eventually entice them back home.
There are issues that need to be tackled, of course, like the problem of Mexicans coming in to abuse our generous welfare system. That can be solved by heavily scaling back the benefits and requiring citizenship (as opposed to residency) to get them.
-Dr House
