@thetruthaddict
>why do people only look at this issue with people coming here?
Because not everything is measured in GDP or house prices. Those who've only worried themselves over that have allowed, whether actively or passively, everything else around them to change while being told it's for their good. The people who will have to live with the consequences are younger people like myself and their children.

>What if I want to take a job in Mexico. First, I need permission to leave the US. Then I need permission to enter Mexico. That's called slavery.
That's called bureaucracy, not slavery. Having checks and balances on who is entering and leaving a sovereign state's territory makes sense when the concept of citizenship is enforced. You have to belong somewhere as per international law.

>Even if I want to vacation in some other nation, I need permission to leave the US. That is anything but being free.
Given how not everyone is the same and comes from the same background, it would be unhealthy to assume everyone is honest about their intentions for going someplace else.

>And if I move permanently, DC still steals taxes from me.
Which is morally wrong. No taxation without representation.

>How much slavery is fine with you?
Loaded question.