Why immigration will eventually be stopped

[renard_ruse]

In addition to the fact that its environmentally unsustainable, the public will ultimately turn on unlimited endless mass immigration because of one simple human attitude: "shut the door behind me."

When I was a kid in California, back when most of the population growth in Cali was from "people from back east" moving to the state by the millions, people who had already moved to the state (and their offspring) didn't want anymore coming. They knew it was spoiling what they already had. Pro-growth and pro-development loudmouths in the media and politics (at the time generally on the right politically) derisively referred to this as "shut the door behind me mentality." However, it was strong, and anti-growth policies came to have significant political influence.

During the 1990s, migration from other parts of the US reversed and more native born Americans began to leave the state. At the same time, massive numbers of foreigners began to flood the state, which continues to the present. This is happening nationally however, in most parts of the country. Unlike the previous generations of newcomers from "back east" however, the foreign newcomers and their kids don't seem to want the "door shut behind them." They seem to want the entire walls of the house blown away, with no limits at all to others "like them" coming.

HOWEVER, I believe that this is just temporary ethnic loyalty. I don't believe human nature is fundamentally different. As time goes on, and as their kids and grandkids identify less with their parents homelands, they will look around and see that mass population growth is a disaster for the environment, quality of life, traffic congestion, and in nearly every other way. They will eventually want the "door shut behind them" too. I think its inevitable, human nature doesn't change over the longterm.

 

[renard_ruse]

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[sr71plt]

Immigration and mass immigration aren't the same thing. I seriously doubt that immigration into the United States will ever stop as long as there is a United States. I think that immigration everywhere will slow down a bit at least in the short term. The whole world was headed toward open borders until the reality set in on the breakdown of control without any form of border security and the loss of control over benefits extended to those inside the country thanks to international terrorism and the inequality of pull on benefits by those who paid for them and those who didn't. Who knows if this is a blip or a trend, though?

Controlled immigration and illegal immigration also aren't the same thing.

 

[pointless]

which is funny because, well, immigration is something that people have been doing since people have existed, so... yeah.

 

[Christobal]

I guess it was you mean by temporary. It hasn't let up so far in the last thirty five years until the economy took a downturn and there were less jobs to be had. Less reason to come.

No one seems to be closing the door.

 

[Lance_Castro]

In addition to the fact that its environmentally unsustainable, the public will ultimately turn on unlimited endless mass immigration because of one simple human attitude: "shut the door behind me."

When I was a kid in California, back when most of the population growth in Cali was from "people from back east" moving to the state by the millions, people who had already moved to the state (and their offspring) didn't want anymore coming. They knew it was spoiling what they already had. Pro-growth and pro-development loudmouths in the media and politics (at the time generally on the right politically) derisively referred to this as "shut the door behind me mentality." However, it was strong, and anti-growth policies came to have significant political influence.

During the 1990s, migration from other parts of the US reversed and more native born Americans began to leave the state. At the same time, massive numbers of foreigners began to flood the state, which continues to the present. This is happening nationally however, in most parts of the country. Unlike the previous generations of newcomers from "back east" however, the foreign newcomers and their kids don't seem to want the "door shut behind them." They seem to want the entire walls of the house blown away, with no limits at all to others "like them" coming.

HOWEVER, I believe that this is just temporary ethnic loyalty. I don't believe human nature is fundamentally different. As time goes on, and as their kids and grandkids identify less with their parents homelands, they will look around and see that mass population growth is a disaster for the environment, quality of life, traffic congestion, and in nearly every other way. They will eventually want the "door shut behind them" too. I think its inevitable, human nature doesn't change over the longterm.

This guy was right.