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title: "> tl;dr, with more 3rd-world immigration we'll get way more welfare…"
date: 2026-01-23
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# > tl;dr, with more 3rd-world immigration we'll get way more welfare…

*January 23, 2026 · Facebook*

\> tl;dr, with more 3rd-world immigration we\'ll get way more welfare programs to buy votes from the poors.\
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The US welfare state grew the most when the foreign born population was near its nadir.\
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Progressives like Paul Krugman oppose lifting immigration suppression laws because he thinks it will \_reduce\_ support for state run welfare schemes.\
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The US welfare state was voted in by natives, and it would remain even if every immigrant were suddenly vaporized. It would probably get even larger, as people hate funding welfare for people very different from themselves.\
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Both the UAE and Singapore have much larger foreign born populations than the US, and spend almost nothing on welfare for them.\
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We could do the same.

![\> tl;dr, with more 3rd-world immigration we\'ll get way more welfare programs to buy votes from the poors. The US welfare state grew the most when the foreign born population was near its nadir. Progressives like Paul Krugman oppose lifting immigration suppression laws because he thinks it will \_reduce\_ support for state run welfare schemes. The US welfare state was voted in by natives, and it would remain even if every immigrant were suddenly vaporized. It would probably get even larger, as people hate funding welfare for people very different from themselves. Both the UAE and Singapore have much larger foreign born populations than the US, and spend almost nothing on welfare for them. We could do the same.](img/2026-01-23-fb-008-img01.webp){style="max-width:100%; margin:1em 0"}