Comment by simonebrunozzi

It is so dumb to think of an immigrant as someone who steals a job from a "local", American or else.

When I left Italy to work for Amazon I was 30 years old. Until then, the Italian government (but really, my parents' taxes) paid for my education and healthcare.

Briefly after I became a "productive" member of society, I moved to a few countries and eventually ended in the US at age 35, and worked there for ~10 years. The US got the equivalent of half a million dollar, perhaps more, for free, and had the luxury to use it for these years.

A skilled immigrant is a gift to the country he/she moves in.

We should tell our politicians to stop this BS.