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Sunday, January 21, 2018

US Immigration Debate – Historical Perspective

An excellent piece from conservative columnist George Will
George Will notes:
“After the Sept. 11 attacks, attitudes about immigration became entangled with policies about terrorism. So, as the Economist noted, “a mass murder committed by mostly Saudi terrorists resulted in an almost limitless amount of money being made available for the deportation of Mexican house-painters.” This month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided 98 7-Eleven stores in 17 states, making 21 arrests, approximately one for every 4.5 stores. Rome was not built in a day and it would be unreasonable to expect the government to guarantee, in one fell swoop, that only American citizens will hold jobs dispensing Slurpees and Big Gulps.”

The Ghost of Chae Chan Ping

Related:
There’s a middle ground on immigration. Both sides refuse to find it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/theres-a-middle-ground-on-immigration-both-sides-refuse-to-find-it/2018/01/18/cf043028-fc93-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html