The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal & Illegal

[Heracles 417]

I do get what you are saying, I just think what your saying is xenaphobia hidden under the gloss of 'America is mature' and 'the poor rest of the world are '19th century and can't hope to survive in our world so let's just close America's doors and forget about what goes on elsewhere, we have to look after ourselves first after all'

The mentality is that of the 'last life boat' We can't let anyone else into the boat for fear it might capsize and drown us as well. The world hasn't quite reached the sinking ship stage yet, there is still time to work out global solutions where everyone would get something but no one would get everything. However, the xenaphobes are really working and trying to close these paths down so that the end up has to be warfare to sort out who gets to eat and who gets to starve to death.

This so-called "xenophobia" seems to be working out for the 10 nations with the highest living standards in the world.

[Heracles 417]

He is not talking against just illegal immigration, he is talking against all immigration. I hear from my wife constantly about some of the wonderful things she misses from the Philippines, and also the things she sees here which are different and she likes better. I would not want to ever take away her identity, or wash away where she came from. The decision down the road to have her become a citizen will be a practical one, but it won't wipe out her past or her identity.

Sounds to me like this guy has a deep fear of any 'other' type of person, defined solely by being from another country. Dumb! Americans define themselves as individuals and with the obvious exception of Native American's, are all either from another country or descendants of persons from other countries, removed by at most a matter of quantifiable generations.

Every historical wave of immigrants has spelled destruction of the American way of life in the eyes of persons who think like this author. Yet somehow we survive.

I really like how schools are not allowed to push Latino kids to learn English because this is pushing American culture on them. Yet ironically Americans have to simply sit there and take others culture. Keep in mind this also applies to Latino kids born in America.

I come from a country where 1 in 4 citizens was born overseas. So I would think I personally have a pretty good idea of how a successful multicultural immigration policy works. For a starter there is no mention of the citizens of the nation being forced to bend over to immigrants, as is required in America. The first step of immigration is the immigrant themselves respecting their new nation, its people, laws etc.

[rebeccajo 14]

Everybody has their own level of hypocriscy - Carmelle Shenton

-m

And...there are those in this world that just don't get it.

There is a huge difference between marrying someone and bringing them to their home country and having open borders where anyone and everyone in unlimited numbers are allowed into a modern 21st century welfare state.

There is also a time and a place for everything. What worked in the 19th century isn't necessarily appropriate or prudent in the 21st century.

But...then again...some people just don't get it. Some people never will...until it's too late.

I just hate when people use that death knell verbage.

Especially when it's used to coat doom over something that was once considered great about America - the way we opened our arms to those willing to work hard just for the privilege of admittance.

[Heracles 417]

I just hate when people use that death knell verbage.

Especially when it's used to coat doom over something that was once considered great about America - the way we opened our arms to those willing to work hard just for the privilege of admittance.

Naturally because this country is so rich and there are so many rich people here right.

You guys truly do need to wake up to yourself. Why is it that ever single other developed nation has an immigration policy which is 100 times more stringent than the US. Especially when it comes to illegal immigration. Yes I know this is America and you are open regardless of the rapidly declining living standards for the middle class and poor citizens of America. We should just let anyone come into the country and setup shop as they see fit. Plenty of jobs and wealth to go around right. Now back to the real world.

The only thing that is happening to America is that it is now turning into a clone of South America. Where the rich are ridiculously rich and the poor are dirt poor. Thanks to an endless supply of cheap unskilled labor.

Edited July 11, 2008 by Boo-Yah!