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[-] JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago

Canadian here. Our immigration levels are rising faster than our ability to build infrastructure. Our hospitals and schools are overcrowded. Also a large percentage of our immigrants come from a couple countries it is not very diverse.

I still lean far left, but this has pushed a lot of people right.

[-] Gsus4@programming.dev 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yea, but who builds infrastructure? Where I live, 50% of the workforce in construction is immigrants.

PS: I'm not saying what you say isn't true, it's just weird to see countries that were built by wave after wave of immigrants now say it's not working anymore. What changed from then to now?

PS2: https://www.vox.com/politics/351535/3-theories-for-americas-anti-immigrant-shift probably it's inequality making the majority of people feel like if they don't have enough for themselves, how can new people move in?

also: I was wrong, there's always been some pushback against the wrong kind of immigrants e.g.:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/immigration-history-race-quota-progress/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/12/opinion/columbus-day-italian-american-racism.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Italianism

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Irish_sentiment

Fell down a rabbit hole, sorry for the linkdump, this stuff really puts into perspective the stuff happening in american politics today.

[-] JeromeVancouver@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

It is not being built though that is the problem.

[-] Gsus4@programming.dev -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wasn't there a new infrastructure bill recently?

PS: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act but it doesn't mention hospitals specifically.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

That guy's in Canada. America's hat doesn't get that funding.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

so they vote for right wing parties who oppose infrastructure and healthcare? makes sense

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