Teddy Roosevelt had it right re: Immigration
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This is another one of those weird political issues in America. It seems to run counter to the base positions of the groups that argue for and against it. Cons who like to think of themselves as pro individual liberty, champion assimilation into the collective. While liberals defend remaining free outside of the community. Like abortion, it would seem the parties should really swap positions on this belief to remain consistent. I find it interesting.
The right's inability to differentiate between immigrants and terrorists is interesting to say the least.
The left's inability to differentiate between what makes America great and what doesn't is interesting to say the least. Anyone thinking our current immigration policy is positive is a joke. It's almost sad that we didn't lock the borders the night of the attack in Paris like France did to anyone that isn't an American citizen.
Unlike Europe, our immigration issue is mostly separate from the terrorism issue. The Mexicans aren't terrorizing us. Notwithstanding 9-11, we have more domestic caucasian terrorism than muslim terrorism.
That said, radical muslims are a problem here, too. A lot of would-be attacks have been foiled and we just forget about them. That goes for cracker terrorism also.
That said, radical muslims are a problem here, too. A lot of would-be attacks have been foiled and we just forget about them. That goes for cracker terrorism also.
American parties ignore the political compass... for what reason I don't know why. You'd think a more ideologically consistent group like Libertarians would gain more traction, but the deck is stacked against them.
and it is "the liberals" who have held up any meaningful immigration law updates? Methinks the "stall" in immigration law changes lies with a certain minority section of the majority party in power. But then, I bet I'm wrong and you're right, correct?
