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  1. Immigrant population growth down 70%

https://e-immigrate.info/news/us-immigrant-population-growth-drastically-slows/

  1. Asian property buying down 56%

https://supchina.com/2020/04/14/chinese-real-estate-investment-in-the-u-s-comes-to-a-standstill/

  1. US population growth at record lows

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/12/21/us-population-growth-hits-80-year-low-capping-off-a-year-of-demographic-stagnation/

  1. Net migration to the US down 57%

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/12/net-international-migration-projected-to-fall-lowest-levels-this-decade.html

  1. Muslim refugee intake down 90% Latin-American refugees intake down 40%

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680308538/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admissions

  1. H1B programs frozen through end of year

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-sign-order-freezing-visas-foreign-workers-through-end-year-n1231782

  1. Trump’s EO froze many other visas, including the diversity lotto

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-suspending-entry-aliens-present-risk-u-s-labor-market-following-coronavirus-outbreak/

  1. Ended the affirmative housing rule through HUD

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/trump-administration-rolling-back-controversial-obama-fair-housing-rule/

  1. Created Public Charge Rule: will benefit immigrants that aren’t very dependent on government aid.

https://www.irli.org/post/2019/09/12/the-public-charge-rule-keeps-america-great?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImMnl2YCr6gIVEdvACh1Luw_EEAAYASAAEgKFIvD_BwE

  1. Trump has come out in support of allowing religious adoption agencies to refuse gay couples

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/adoption-agency-should-be-able-reject-gay-couples-trump-administration-n1224911

This is a question for any Pedes here:

If you could have a Communist economy (government owns means of production, high taxes on rich, no jobs/factories exported overseas, free healthcare to all citizens, living wage) and also a have a Socially Conservative country (one where the nuclear family is promoted by government and media, values are Christian in nature, there is no gun control, free speech is unhindered, illegal immigration is nonexistent and legal immigration is cut down, Americans come first, etc)

or

If you could have a Capitalist economy (government is mostly uninvolved in the economy, taxes are equal or near equal for all economic classes, businesses have few restrictions and can export jobs/factories overseas, many industries are privatized, health and safety regulations are dubious, jobs are scarce and competitive, no minimum wage, etc) and also have a Socially Liberal country (one where multiculturalism and intersectionality is most important, gender reassignment and abortions are paid for with your tax dollars, your children are taught leftist ideology in school, gun control is strict, hate speech laws exist and are enforced, there is no meaningful difference between citizens and non-citizens, the rights of the religious are trampled on, corporations ban or bar you from using their services based on their "terms of service", etc)

Which would you rather have?

Disclaimer: I know certain attributes I've given Communism and Capitalism might not be accurate to the ideology itself, but I am supposing that the economy will be regulated or not regulated by a government that matches the social ideology, either Conservative or Liberal. So, for instance, a Communist economy doesn't necessarily imply no jobs will be sent overseas, but a Communist economy that is socially Conservative and puts Americans first would imply that.

Feel free to discuss in the comments. I'm interested in whether we have more pedes who prioritize the model of our economy or more pedes that prioritize the social fabric of our country.

Poll here: https://strawpoll.com/1qroswg2e

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