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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

It's interesting, because the fewer immigrants there are, the more alien they seem, so the easier it is to fearmonger about them

[–] Clarity_daffodil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This is way better than Reddit

[–] Bonsoir@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

To be fair, the canadian minister of immigration recently admitted that they should have slowed down on immigration sooner.
Landlords and shareholders do have incentives to drive rent up and wages down, and immigration is one way to do it. The housing and job market crisis aren't there for no reason, and it's partly due to immigration.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Back in 2019 I needed to move across the country on very short notice. It didn't leave me any time to sell my house. A friend of mine was getting absolutely screwed on rental payments, so I did some math, and offered to rent it to them at a rate that just barely covered the mortgage and taxes. It was SIGNIFICANTLY below market rate, and significantly less than he was currently paying.

I guess that makes me a parasite.

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