Title: Opposition to Immigration — Especially Illegal Immigration — Follows the Same Logic as Opposition to Genetically Modified Foods
This is something original from me, and also something I’ve only recently come to understand (referring to opposition to immigration, especially illegal immigration). I’m sharing it here and would also like to hear everyone’s views.
Let me start with genetically modified (GM) foods. Opposing GM foods has always been my consistent position. I’ve written about this before. When shopping, if organic food is available (especially non-GMO), even if it’s more expensive, we choose organic and non-GMO products. This is our way of supporting organic and non-GMO foods.
The reason for doing so is not because I am worried about the safety of GM foods. Are GM foods safe to eat? No one really knows, because there hasn’t been sufficient scientific research on this issue. Claims that they are safe are based only on certain basic inferences.
However, my opposition to GM foods is based on the following reasoning: GM foods were imposed on us by Wall Street capitalists. Their justification appears noble — to feed humanity, since the Earth can “accommodate” seven billion people. But beneath this seemingly noble cause, they make money while leaving these “extra” people as a heavy burden for society as a whole. Because every additional person not only consumes food, but also water, electricity, education, housing, and other resources — and all of these resources on Earth are limited. Not to mention that these populations are often of lower quality.
Is this reasoning sufficient? I believe it is. Because human beings should first be self-interested; no one acts without benefit. From that standpoint, let me now talk about why, as an immigrant myself, I have begun to oppose immigration, especially illegal immigration.
The logic is the same. If the government continuously brings in cheap immigrant labor, then it will not invest (or “share the pie”) with existing Americans, especially young people. The inevitable result is that Americans will continue to marry less and have fewer children. That in turn creates the need for even more immigration.
Moreover, the cheap immigrants being brought in now, especially illegal immigrants, will overall lower the general quality of Americans.
Only when immigration is halted (except in a very small number of cases), especially illegal immigration, can the entire country engage in rational discussion and debate about what kind of society we want to build, what kind of sustainable and healthy society we aim to form, and reach a consensus on how to encourage the younger generation of Americans to marry and have children (for example, by providing substantial benefits to families with children). Only in this way can American society maintain health and stability.
But continuous cheap immigration, especially illegal immigration, is steadily eroding this large American “pie”…
