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What would you do?
Finally, I hypothetical that's not about AC.
Ok, you live in a very poor nation. Your family can barely pay the bills to live their very meager lifestyle which consists of work, then returning to their shack that is unlikely to even have plumbing (unless you live in a tourist area of course). You know that a wealthy nation borders your very poor nation. There you can very easily find a job that pays much more the job you have now. You could work, send a lot of your money home and still be able to get by in an "effeciency apartment". You could also help get the rest of your family over to this new great country. This sounds like a dream come true, but there are a few drawbacks. For one, it's illegal since you were born on the other side of an arbitrary line. Also, some people that are a different skin color are always going to look down on you since you were born in a different country, have a different color of skin, and you were not educated enough to become fluent in their precious language. But, you'll lead a much better lifestyle doing honest work and you'll no longer be scared of your children starving to death. So, do you try to get into the wealthy nation and live a better life? Why or why not? |
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Re: What would you do?
Another hypothetical-
You are starving, and will die if you don't eat. Also, your family is starving. The only source of food is your neighbors house. You go and steal a loaf of bread. Therefore stealing is moral. |
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Another hypothetical- You are starving, and will die if you don't eat. Also, your family is starving. The only source of food is your neighbors house. You go and steal a loaf of bread. Therefore stealing is moral. [/ QUOTE ] voluntary action =/= theft. Nor is this hypothetical about morality. |
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Another hypothetical- You are starving, and will die if you don't eat. Also, your family is starving. The only source of food is your neighbors house. You go and steal a loaf of bread. Therefore stealing is moral. [/ QUOTE ] No, I tell the neighbor's hot daugher I will hump her and the price I charge is a loaf of bread. |
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Ok, you live in a very poor nation. Your family can barely pay the bills to live their very meager lifestyle which consists of work, then returning to their shack that is unlikely to even have plumbing (unless you live in a tourist area of course). [/ QUOTE ] I freely admit that I'm not very educated about Mexico, but isn't this exaggerating a little bit? I'm sure that most Mexicans have a lot more difficult conditions than they would in America, but the "only have plumbing in tourist areas" thing isn't something I've ever heard before. |
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Re: What would you do?
Iggy: have you ever spent time in poor parts of Southern countries? (by South I mean Global South which, while not geographically precise, doesn't have the connotation of Third World or Developing) I think off the top of my head about 65% of Mexicans have access to indoor plumbing. Mexico is also fairly rich compared to say, Nicaragua or Kenya.
Tom: In that case, it would be immoral to have the food and not share it. |
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Of course i would try to sneak over based on the description of my family that you gave.
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I freely admit that I'm not very educated about Mexico, but isn't this exaggerating a little bit? I'm sure that most Mexicans have a lot more difficult conditions than they would in America, but the "only have plumbing in tourist areas" thing isn't something I've ever heard before. [/ QUOTE ] Areas outside of the cities are like this. Especially Mayan areas and little towns. many people do have plumbing but its not american style by any stretch. A large number of the illegals that run across (as opposed to flying or paying there way) come from small rural towns where they live in what you and I would call a "shack" I had some guys that worked for me that were from Puebla a colonial town south of Mexico City. There was one of them that spoke decent english etc. The other guys always told me that he was a good guy but didn't understand them and wasn't the same as them because he came from a "rich family" I traveled to Mexico with them and stayed at the "rich" guys guys house. It was like an old south farm house with adobe and wood construction no air conditioning and dirt floor in one of the main rooms. They had plumbing but water came from a cistern etc. and this was the richest guy in the neighborhood. |
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Re: What would you do?
What is the main argument against immigration, anyways? I always assumed it was population saturation but i'm not sure there's any evidence that such would occur.
Also, what sort of confirmation process did the Irish, Italian and German immigrants from the early 20th century have to go through? |
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Re: What would you do?
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Another hypothetical- You are starving, and will die if you don't eat. Also, your family is starving. The only source of food is your neighbors house. You go and steal a loaf of bread. Therefore stealing is moral. [/ QUOTE ] Under those conditions? Yes, of course. |
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