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Old 02-07-2020, 22:23   #40
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Re: UK offers right to residency and path to citizenship to 3m Hong Kong citizens

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
I don't recollect such complaints when the Ugandan Asians came here. As I understood it, they created more jobs. It's what entrepreneurs tend to do.
I think there were 'jobs galore' back in the day . . before everyone was put out of work through advances in automation, globalization, and the Gov't selling stuff off

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
So in what ways, apart from their own consumption(food, housing, energy, etc), do they actually increase GDP per person? Not sure I've ever seen a full and proper explanation of how it works.
Yep, something else I don't get . . . probably because 'stats' don't do anything for me
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