Zeke Hernandez
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And again, then the conversation is much easier to have.
I think if we do those three things, we can, I think, pretty quickly come to an agreement and we'll be much more sane about how we deal with this issue.
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Immigrants are villains who are here to steal your job and undermine your safety and destroy American culture and our heritage. The other narrative is immigrants are the poor huddled masses who need our compassion and we must help them even if it costs us. It's either kind of fear or pity. I'm definitely one of the villain immigrants.
Immigrants are villains who are here to steal your job and undermine your safety and destroy American culture and our heritage. The other narrative is immigrants are the poor huddled masses who need our compassion and we must help them even if it costs us. It's either kind of fear or pity. I'm definitely one of the villain immigrants.
Immigrants are villains who are here to steal your job and undermine your safety and destroy American culture and our heritage. The other narrative is immigrants are the poor huddled masses who need our compassion and we must help them even if it costs us. It's either kind of fear or pity. I'm definitely one of the villain immigrants.
I was in the poorest slums of the city of Buenos Aires. And so, you know, when you see old men crying because they can't find work or women that are that are you know, totally anxious because they can't feed their kids, that really moves you.
I was in the poorest slums of the city of Buenos Aires. And so, you know, when you see old men crying because they can't find work or women that are that are you know, totally anxious because they can't feed their kids, that really moves you.
I was in the poorest slums of the city of Buenos Aires. And so, you know, when you see old men crying because they can't find work or women that are that are you know, totally anxious because they can't feed their kids, that really moves you.
I realized that if you want to explain the movement of investment, ideas, innovation, customers, and just the evolution of economies and markets, you can't separate that from the movement of people.
I realized that if you want to explain the movement of investment, ideas, innovation, customers, and just the evolution of economies and markets, you can't separate that from the movement of people.
I realized that if you want to explain the movement of investment, ideas, innovation, customers, and just the evolution of economies and markets, you can't separate that from the movement of people.
So the argument I'm making is based on 20 years of research, is that immigrants don't need your fear. They don't need your pity. They are good for you, good for you and your children. And that's both economically and socially.
So the argument I'm making is based on 20 years of research, is that immigrants don't need your fear. They don't need your pity. They are good for you, good for you and your children. And that's both economically and socially.
So the argument I'm making is based on 20 years of research, is that immigrants don't need your fear. They don't need your pity. They are good for you, good for you and your children. And that's both economically and socially.
But that's really just the beginning of it. The more interesting part is what happens next. One is what I call a novelty effect. which is immigrants, just because they have different tastes and preferences, right? They grew up liking, I don't know, different foods or different kinds of music, or they use technology a little bit differently or something like that.
But that's really just the beginning of it. The more interesting part is what happens next. One is what I call a novelty effect. which is immigrants, just because they have different tastes and preferences, right? They grew up liking, I don't know, different foods or different kinds of music, or they use technology a little bit differently or something like that.
But that's really just the beginning of it. The more interesting part is what happens next. One is what I call a novelty effect. which is immigrants, just because they have different tastes and preferences, right? They grew up liking, I don't know, different foods or different kinds of music, or they use technology a little bit differently or something like that.
They are introducing new categories of products and services or brands that they liked before where they came from.