This post is interesting, because I haven't thought of the liberal position in this way, but by way of balance, the latest Mars Hill Audio Journal has a guest, Christopher Shannon, who says it's a fairly new idea that immigrants should abandon their old ways and become Americans as it were. 100 yrs ago we touted our country as a land of opportunity, where self-made success was everywhere, and no one thought they would have to leave their family traditions or cultural familiarities at the border in order to adopt new Americanisms. But this doesn't have anything to do with my opposition to the Senate immigration bills.
I didn't hear Medved's arguments, but I didn't understand any supporters arguments which I did hear. There were a dozen questions with insufficient answers in this bill, but my big ones were security and responsibility. The path to citizenship looked impossible and pointless. If an illegal immigrant did not choose to "come out of the shadows" and jump the hurtles to citizenship, what would happen him? Nothing. What is being done to stop new people from unlawfully crossing the border? Not enough. Why isn't the money legistlated last year for border security being used this year? No answer.
And why are immigrants in this country able to find decent jobs at all? I heard one radio talker say businesses shouldn't have to enforce the law, so they can hire illegal immigrants and bear no responsibility for it. Give it up! Some of these businesses are arguing that they need the low-paid labor to survive in our economy. That's the same argument we used to support slavery! We can't allow people hoping to earn freedom in America to be exploited by American businesses.
Anyway, this bill did do some things right, I think, but the path to citizenship looked pointless and there was this ridiculous touchback idea that appeared to be a voluntary deportation. I don't know what Bush wanted to gain from it.
We need full scale immigration reform to allow smart, legal immigrants to set up new lives here, but not pardons for people who shouldn't be in the country in the first place.
2. Dale
- 06/28/2007 10:45 pm EDT
I'm ducking the worthwhile immigration theme to comment on your photos. There you are with that fine head of hair. If a guy like /me/ went around wearing a hat, people could see why. But hyou ought to flaunt that hair sometimes.
This post is interesting, because I haven't thought of the liberal position in this way, but by way of balance, the latest Mars Hill Audio Journal has a guest, Christopher Shannon, who says it's a fairly new idea that immigrants should abandon their old ways and become Americans as it were. 100 yrs ago we touted our country as a land of opportunity, where self-made success was everywhere, and no one thought they would have to leave their family traditions or cultural familiarities at the border in order to adopt new Americanisms. But this doesn't have anything to do with my opposition to the Senate immigration bills.
I didn't hear Medved's arguments, but I didn't understand any supporters arguments which I did hear. There were a dozen questions with insufficient answers in this bill, but my big ones were security and responsibility. The path to citizenship looked impossible and pointless. If an illegal immigrant did not choose to "come out of the shadows" and jump the hurtles to citizenship, what would happen him? Nothing. What is being done to stop new people from unlawfully crossing the border? Not enough. Why isn't the money legistlated last year for border security being used this year? No answer.
And why are immigrants in this country able to find decent jobs at all? I heard one radio talker say businesses shouldn't have to enforce the law, so they can hire illegal immigrants and bear no responsibility for it. Give it up! Some of these businesses are arguing that they need the low-paid labor to survive in our economy. That's the same argument we used to support slavery! We can't allow people hoping to earn freedom in America to be exploited by American businesses.
Anyway, this bill did do some things right, I think, but the path to citizenship looked pointless and there was this ridiculous touchback idea that appeared to be a voluntary deportation. I don't know what Bush wanted to gain from it.
We need full scale immigration reform to allow smart, legal immigrants to set up new lives here, but not pardons for people who shouldn't be in the country in the first place.