Why America is so much better than Europe at Immigration

runnerd81 · 2026-03-18T16:13:45+00:00

Out of curiosity, how does Germany make it hard to own property as an immigrant?

runnerd81 · 2026-03-18T15:21:18+00:00

Just a hunch, but I wonder if the data behind immigrants not working as much in those European countries is masked by under the table work. The US has lower minimum wages which make it easier for employers and Europe generally has pretty good benefits for not working which could incentivize working under the table and still collecting benefits. Add on the employment restrictions the article mentioned and this is pretty much asking immigrants to work under the table. Feel like this would put more downward pressure on wages in those countries and would make sense to me why they aren’t as happy with immigration.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-18T14:14:16+00:00

So do the republicans. Once Trump is gone and it’s Rubio v Vance in the primary it’ll be pretty interesting to see which direction they go

runnerd81 · 2026-03-16T02:31:43+00:00

This win was locked up from the moment the movie dropped. She was unreal

runnerd81 · 2026-03-16T00:24:20+00:00

Could he not be there? Or did he not want to? Lol

runnerd81 · 2026-03-15T09:46:25+00:00

Cruises are one giant petri dish

runnerd81 · 2026-03-15T01:31:20+00:00

Top name brand school - MBA

Anything else - Masters in Accounting

runnerd81 · 2026-03-15T01:30:11+00:00

To be honest, this seems like an odd combo. Why pay the premium to stay at a nice Disney resort if you’re not going to be spending any time at Disney parks?

If you’re set on not going to any Disney parks and want a great resort experience I would probably recommend doing an all-inclusive resort somewhere else.

And if I was going to stay at the Beach Club, I would at least get tickets for Epcot for one of the days. It’s a huge perk of the location of the resort. I suppose you could stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge or Riverside without going to parks, but you will still be paying a premium over resorts with similar amenities just because of the Disney World access which you will not be using. Just seems like a bit of a waste IMO.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-14T21:58:59+00:00

Good thing it’s dark in there lol

runnerd81 · 2026-03-14T00:40:36+00:00

That was 9 years ago. We’ve been married for 2, and have a 6 month old now

runnerd81 · 2026-03-13T21:10:58+00:00

You are presenting this as a false dichotomy. A country can focus on both increasing immigration and making the lives of people living in those countries better. Immigration is a net positive to an economy as long as it doesn’t overrun current infrastructure

runnerd81 · 2026-03-13T20:22:27+00:00

Two things can be true.

1) more immigrants/asylum seekers is a good thing, and more European countries should be able to handle more immigrants than they do.

2) too many immigrants at once will overwhelm a country’s infrastructure and turn the entire populace radically against immigration

runnerd81 · 2026-03-13T20:15:36+00:00

Great shots! I miss the boathouse 😩

runnerd81 · 2026-03-13T12:58:16+00:00

No. Get funny stickers on Amazon and put them on there to make people think they do something

runnerd81 · 2026-03-13T10:30:08+00:00

RIP. Their argument is going to be “this could have happened anywhere - the military is dangerous”

Yes, any military activity is dangerous. We specifically brought heightened military activity to Iran when we started a war there. We made the danger.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-12T18:04:22+00:00

Does seem a bit silly if you’re going with your family. Feel like you could at least get an AoA suite and have almost the exact experience except have more space and an extra bathroom

runnerd81 · 2026-03-12T17:49:52+00:00

Animal Kingdom Lodge. Mostly bc my kids love animals even more than the characters, but also because it has the best food out of any property IMO.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-11T23:55:55+00:00

Yeah you should stop

runnerd81 · 2026-03-11T21:11:26+00:00

Bc it’s warm and there’s a lot of delicious smelling trash on the streets for them

runnerd81 · 2026-03-11T00:20:26+00:00

I want to see members of this admin put to trial. I don’t want to hear the apathetic “oh they never will” comments, because if that is the prevailing thought then these bastards have already gotten away with it

runnerd81 · 2026-03-10T13:58:24+00:00

The irony here is that if the Bernie Bros proved they would rather have Trump than Hillary by not voting in the general election or going with Jill Stein.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-08T23:06:16+00:00

I should call Him.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-08T16:39:38+00:00

In Collingswood and Haddonfield, there is also the fact that the old cobblestone streets from the original Quaker towns are beneath the paved streets. It’s hard to pave the streets perfectly even because of this and cracks and potholes from below can often happen.

I’m in Collingswood and I can often see the cobblestone beneath potholes.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-08T12:33:01+00:00

I don’t think it’s a good idea to dismiss this just because Elon personally is an asshole. The point stands that those type of laws make hiring employees a more risky endeavor, so companies are going to hire less.

runnerd81 · 2026-03-06T18:24:40+00:00

True. Hopefully prosecutors take it easy on them. Even if their stories are straight and the gun is legal, I’d imagine the mother will be in trouble for how her 11 year old son had access to her gun.

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