Comment Re: There are bigots among immigrants too ... (Score 1) 122
The Amish absolutely are actually a great example of the type of immigration no nation should want.
Granted they are not as harmful as some groups but what generally happens is:
The Amish move into a somewhat rural area. They start buying up a lot of property usually zoned agriculture and such so that they don't have to comply with construction standards and building codes that require things like hot water and flush toilets. They keep buying essentially gentrifying they area pushing out the locals which breaks up the community, a community they then don't participate in at all socially and minimally fiscally. IE recall those are not 'residences' they construct so they get taxed usually like raw or crop land. Every thing they do is inward, they don't shop at the local grocery, they don't use the local hardware store, they hire local trades to build anything.
but... what does happen as soon as someone in their community is seriously ill or whatever they are at the local hospital, and its usually indigent care because they don't believe in medical insurance.. When they have structure fire, they call the local brigade to help them put it out but none of them join or become members. Amish country aside (parts of OH, Lancaster PA etc) , Amish groups end up being a massing drain on most of places around them.
I don't dislike the Amish but if you look at the economic impact on the more rural parts of New England where they have moved into, it is plain as day the surrounding communities were better off before they arrived.