• Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I would have no problem getting anyone at r/conservative to pull up similar data points and statistics to show immigrants are taking jobs, contributing to crime statistics or any other claim. It’s very eerily similar to the emerging opinion on the left when compared to opinions on the right towards immigrants.

    Regardless of validity of opinion. What I’m noticing is the role the media has played on shaping opinion and fed it.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      The media is very predictable for sure. They put on the rose-colored glasses for the pro argument, and sensationalize the worst fears for the con. Historically, the truth lands in the middle.

      Unlike the topic of immigration, with the massive wealth inequality of today, anything benefiting corporations over the working class is far more likely to work out in their favor.