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Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China (www.cnn.com)
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[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I agree he specifically called out Japan to contrast with the US because its immigration was weaker.

people deciding to come to your country isn't proportional to your population

Are you saying fewer people decide to come to the US than to those other countries?

Seems unlikely. Pretty sure the US could let in a lot more immigrants if it wanted to.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the US could let in a lot more immigrants if it wanted to.

I mean yes that's the case for everyone. I'm saying the number of people applying to immigration to the US isn't four times that of Germany, for example, so even if they accept people according to the exact same criteria Germany will have a bigger percentage.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Are you sure? I'd expect the number applying to the US would be hundreds of times higher than the number applying to New Zealand.

I don't especially love or hate Biden btw, I mean I can't stand US foriegn policy on the Gaza Genocide but it's not like their other mainstream politicians wouldn't have done more or less the same. It's a real pity the US hadn't been able to elect someone like Bernie Sanders.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

I'd expect the number applying to the US would be hundreds of times higher than the number applying to New Zealand.

How so? Western, and especially Anglosphere, countries all get ridiculous amounts of immigrants. Also remember that New Zealand is a stone's toss away from South East Asia. It's a very attractive immigration destination for pacific islanders and Asians.