Same scaling issues , no scaling debate , and an actual solution instead of endless stalling and drama . <| sep |> The wrong assumption they ' re making is that foreigners moving in will negatively impact their resources and culture . Often this isn ' t the case , and sometimes it ' s hard to tell whether their negativity toward foreigners was part of the problem when it is the case . Embracing people tends to lead to a better kind of assimilation , and in the process you may learn some things from a person with a very different culture , history , experiences , etc . The fear of foreigners can be more damaging than the foreigners themselves are . I ' m not saying there aren ' t exceptions , but when people aren ' t even prepared to give them a chance it tends to only do harm to the community where there was some possibility of a positive influence .