Thank you for your reply! That’s the thing, I don’t know if they’re wrong. I generally believe fighting for Ukraine is the right thing to do, though maybe not for everyone. I also don’t want to lose them or make them think I don’t care. So I wondered if there is an objective way to evaluate their expected impact, and if it comes out low, I’d make an argument based on that. And if it comes out high, I’d find something else to say. I am not sure if they’re serious, maybe they want me to talk them out of it, but I’m not going to make an argument based on lies.
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Hm, maybe if we start lobbying for open borders, immigration haters mobilize and start pushing for closed borders and it all ends up with visas for Russians being banned. Is that kind of thing likely?
In USA, Congress could pass a law like this. What if all American rationalists/EAs write to their Congressmen or meet them in person and ask to give asylum to all Russians and Ukrainians with a path to green card? (I see no reason why give asylum to Russians but not Ukrainians, and the idea might be more popular this way). I don’t know much about American politics, is there any reason not to try this?