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Wowzlul t1_j1zqxi7 wrote

Reply to comment by elizabeth-cooper in Opinion: New York finally has momentum on housing and it’s time for a breakthrough by King-of-New-York

I'm very glad that this city was built by people who didn't think like you.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_j1zs0l5 wrote

This city was built by immigrants, not transplants.

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myfirstnamesdanger t1_j2010ph wrote

So in your opinion people can leave where they grew up and relocate to NYC only if they grew up outside of America?

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elizabeth-cooper t1_j20235g wrote

Not none, but most.

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myfirstnamesdanger t1_j2050oe wrote

This is kind of a weird take but I'm curious... Was I allowed to move from a built up, upper middle class coastal city to NYC? My hometown is pretty prosperous without me there.

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dust1990 t1_j20s0jw wrote

Immigrants are transplants. Transplants are immigrants.

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MarbleFox_ t1_j241t46 wrote

> not transplants.

My guy, what the fuck do you think immigration is?

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