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Treefinder Revokes Software License For Users In Immigrant-Friendly Nations
dotancohen writes: The author of bioinformatics software Treefinder is revoking the license to his software for researchers working in eight European countries because he says those countries allow too many immigrants to cross their borders, effective 1 October. The author states, "Immigration to my country harms me, it harms my family, it harms my people. Whoever invites or welcomes immigrants to Europe and Germany is my enemy."
It is not true that these are largely displaced Syrian families. Most of the migrants are young men and 4 out of 5 are not from Syria. In the highest traditions of Slashdot, I haven't read the article, but just from the summary I am not going to assume that this individual is a racist jerk.
If part of your basic assumptions include that every country (or region, like the EU) should have open borders, you should question that assumption. The same thought process applies on the USA's southern border. A constant stream of undocumented, unscreened, and (ahem) illegal immigrants is not healthy for a country for multiple reasons, and there's nothing wrong with decrying a leftist-enabled descent into greater levels of cultural and legal anarchy.
75% of these so-called refugees are military age men.
And that gives you a right to treat them with less respect?
And to punish the 25% for the 75%?
Damn straight, just ask any Native American!
You mean, the people who were born here to migrants from Asia? Those "native" Americans? Anyone born in the US is just as native as those we call Native Americans. And they (that sprawling collection of stone age tribes) were quite good at using violence to take territory, possessions, and people from each others' tribes and turf. Playing the Native American card in order to distract from the problem of huge numbers of immigrants swamping Europe's entitlement states is intellectually lazy, at best.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
He also didn't mention race, thanks for making my point.
even though every single study on the issue shows quite the opposite.
To a point, yes, which is why most companies allow legal immigration. At some point though having a swelling underclass that is diametrically opposed to your own values is not a good thing.
It's nice that gay marriage advocates had a few good years for example, but that will probably start to be swept away in about ten years or so... is that really a GOOD thing?
You also don't have to be a xenophobe to want to enforce borders.
would rather put hundreds of thousands of people in dangerous circumstances
They brought themselves over, they could have stayed in Turkey or lots of other places along the way. There are plenty of places in the middle east that are not dangerous, yet they pass right through those areas even though they are no longer in danger. Beyond that why should any country be compelled to take anyone from anywhere just because they want to move in?
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