Well, that's unfortunate.
Paul has some good things about him, but there's some things that are troublesome.
Since you brought up Paul......
http://amnation.com/vfr/#008770
Paul supports open immigration, so long as it’s legal
The libertarian Republican congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, interviewed at Vdare, has good positions on illegal immigration, and even proposes a Constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship of children of illegals. He’s against existing government benefits programs that serve as a magnet for illegals and are a huge drain on society. But …
What is your view on legal immigration?
… I’m not worried about legal immigration. I think we would even have more if we had a healthy economy.
At the moment, legal immigration is largely driven by “family reunification”, which means that an immigrant who is here can sponsor a wide range of relatives. Is that something you want to take a look at?
Once again, I don’t see that it’s a great danger except under today’s circumstances.
No surprise in any of this, but it’s useful to underscore the fact that Paul has no notion of American culture or nationhood beyond the bare legal fact of sovereignty. He has no problem with America turning into a Muslim or Mexican or Chinese country, or all three. He supports the principle of both indiscriminate immigration and unlimited immigration (i.e., outside-the-quota extended family preferences) incarnated in the 1965 Immigration Reform Act. He is, in short, a liberal.
How about a new thread on that as a separate topic? Might be a good idea. :-)
I am not willing to fight and die for my country. I am willing to fight and kill for my country, though. My dying wouldn’t solve anything. The enemy dying does.