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We should welcome them. To a significant extent, the "American Century" was the product of the U.S. benefiting from brain drain from dictatorships. We gained a lot of really bright Jewish folks during the WWII era for example.

We're missing a pretty big boat by not offering open refuge to any qualifying homosexuals from Russia and other nations where they're being persecuted.

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There is a big difference between persecuted Jewish intellectuals and corrupt Chinese officials. I'm generalising obviously but hopefully you see my point.

I understand that unless you live in an area that is undergoing this demographic transformation, it can be hard to see the difference.

I'm generally in favor of more open immigration policies, but your example is pretty distant from the one in the WSJ story. Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in the '30s and '40s were buying million-dollar homes when they arrived here. Frequently they barely made it out with the clothes on their backs. They were looking for a refuge, not a place to park wealth.

How does one prove that they are homosexual?

How does one prove that they are of Jewish descent?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_is_a_Jew%3F#Judaism_test

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By doing so you kind of assure homosexuality will always be victimized in Russia (and other societies you apply this too).

LGBT people need to come out of closet in numbers and assert their existence. They did this in USA and Europe, they still have to do that in every society remaining. They're not getting their rights unless they show themself. That, and not the ticket to the USA for some of them and hatred for the rest of them, now for receiving that privilege too.

At some point you need to realize that American citizens deserve some sort of priority for the few jobs and services that are currently available.

I don't think I'm at that point. Not only is the birth lottery just another form of wealth disparity, but the economy is not a zero sum game. If we bring in rich and productive people they can create jobs as well as take jobs.

I find comparing situation of Jews in WW2 to the current situation of homosexuals in Russia tasteless.

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