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Eugene

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1. Sounds great to the "America First" crowd, but will blocking immigrant entrepreneurs and investors really create jobs?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:23 PM

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If the goal is economic growth and job creation, applying a 100% purity test that excludes tax-paying human capital as well as foreign investment may be counterproductive.

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