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Old 11-01-2006, 11:09 AM   #126 (permalink)
aceventura3
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Originally Posted by abaya
Just jumping in for a bit here...

I agree. NCB, I study migration for a living, and I can tell you right now that it's not the poorest of the poor who immigrate... not from Europe 80 years ago, and not from Mexico right now. The poorest of the poor CANNOT AFFORD to move, period. They simply lack the financial capital to pick up and go that far.
People in the USA are not the "poorest of the poor" are they?

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Choice is not equally accessible for all humans on this earth; it is very unequally distributed, and persists over generations. Structural conditions impose limits on EVERYone, especially so on those who lack access to financial and social capital.
True. However, the refuges of Darfur have figured out a way to move without much help from the rest of the world. They are the poorest of the poor. Please elaborate on your position given the above
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