[SlickWillard]

As Nathan Glazer reports in his study of the movement's formative years, "the most striking characteristic of Communist Party membership throughout the 1920's was that it was overwhelmingly composed of recent immigrants. Probably only one in ten of the members was a native American." (The Social Basis of American Communism) These immigrants came to this country in the great wave from 1890 to WWI, and therefore the New Left, which two generations later grew out of the intellectual and social milieu these communists created, is yet another baleful indirect consequence of immigration.

Even Mr. Locke isn't being completely honest here. The intellectual underpinnings of the international communist movement have a very strong ethnic jewish, albeit atheist, coloring. The socialist movement in this country owes a great deal to the great wave of Jewish immigration from 1890 to WWI [native American socialists, like William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson, notwithstanding]. I wonder whether Glazer is honest enough to confront this in his study.

If you bother to reply, please don't call me names like anti-semite, facist, or Nazi. Thank you.

[x]

Fascinating article. Well worth reading. The main engines of immigration have been the drive for cheap labor and the immmigrants' desire for a better life, but it's inevitable that Communists will try to exploit the drastic changes that immigration brings. It's the old, "the worse things are the better they are," immisseration of the proletariat, capitalism as the midwife of socialism idea.

[CecilRhodesGhost]

Bush Warns of 'New Kind of Protectionism'


Reuters
May 7, 2001
By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (May 7) - President Bush warned Monday the drive to attach labor and environmental standards to trade deals represents a "new kind of protectionism" that is hampering his ability to pursue open trade.

In a nine-minute speech to the Council of the Americas, an influential business group, Bush urged Congress to give him the trade negotiating authority he needs to pursue a free trade agreement among North and South American nations.

Bush said the concerted effort, which has been led by Democrats and labor unions, to attach labor and environmental standards to free trade agreements represented a threat to free trade that the previous Clinton administration and Congress allowed to gather strength.

"By failing to make the case for trade we've allowed a new kind of protectionism to appear in this country. It talks of workers while it opposes a major source of new jobs. It talks of the environment, while opposing the wealth-creating policies that will pay for clean air and water in developing nations," Bush said.

"It talks of the disadvantaged even as it offers ideas that would keep many of the poor in poverty. Open trade is not just an economic opportunity. It is a moral imperative. Trade creates jobs for the unemployed," he said.

Bush praised what he called "fresh new thinking" among some members of Congress on how to handle labor and environmental standards -- an apparent reference to proposals to fine nations that fail to uphold agreed-upon standards, rather than levying sanctions against them.

"They recognize that 'one-size-fits-all' policies can't succeed. They know we need a toolbox equipped to match diverse tools with diverse problems, and I agree," Bush said.


Fast Track Died Under Clinton

Under the trade promotion authority, also know as "fast track," Congress can vote up or down, but not amend, trade deals negotiated by Bush.

Bush's father had the fast track authority during his presidency, but it expired in 1994 under President Bill Clinton and has never been renewed as lawmakers spar over how to handle labor and environmental issues associated with trade.

Bush cited "the inactivity of the American government" in letting fast track lapse. he said one of the casualties has been uncompleted trade talks with Chile.

Demonstrators against free trade and largely in favor of labor and environmental protections have played havoc with a number of international gatherings including the 34-nation Summit of the Americas in Quebec last month.

The president is to make his formal request to Congress to give him the authority later this week. It faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill.

"One tool I must have is renewed U.S. trade promotion authority. I urge the Congress Restore our nation's authority to negotiate trade agreements, and I will use that authority to build freedom in the world, progress in our hemisphere, and enduring prosperity in the United States," he said.

Bush pointedly praised Taiwan and managed a dig at communist China in talking about countries where democracy is flourishing, propelled by free trade.

"Look at our friends Mexico and the political reforms there. Look at Taiwan. Look at South Korea. And some day soon, I hope that an American president will end that list by adding, look at China. I believe in open trade with China because I believe that freedom can triumph in China," he said.

At the Summit of the Americas, Bush told regional leaders he was confident he would get trade promotion authority "before the end of the year" and promised to kick off the debate by outlining a set of principles when he returned to Washington.

Democrats generally want strong protection for labor and the environment as part of trade pacts, while Republicans are leery of including such provisions, fearing they could become obstacles to trade.

The standoff has prevented action on a U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement negotiated by the Clinton administration.

[Illbay]

The CPUSA supports immigration because it believes that this will enable it to solve the fundamental problem it faces in America: a materially contented working class.

Whether the Commies believe this or not, it's a complete ludicrous theory.

How about all those Latin American countries, who have a working class that is ANYTHING but content? How well has Marxist ideology worked there?

And don't tell me "it's the forces of reaction and counter-revolution." The Marxists have terrorized and killed far more of the abject poor in those nations where they operate than the government forces have, because the Marxists KNOW they have to cow the populace to even get them to cooperate. It's not as if they're eagerly falling in line for the Long March here.

Now, I'm not saying that "open borders" is okey-dokey, not by a long shot. But I think that if the radical Left want illegal immigrants here, it is for VOTE FRAUD, not to foment this silly revolution that's now about seventy years late.

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

The commanding heights in this particular battle (immigration) are all controlled by the enemy. As time goes on, and things get worse and worse, it will be clear that this country needs another revolution. We are heading down the road to a fractured 'nation in name only'. Another aspect of this is the reparations debate which will be used by black nationalists to radicalize a large percentage of the black population. The combination of foreign and homegrown terrorists and Mexican and black nationalism will kickstart the centrifuge that ultimately will split the country apart.

[Seruzawa]

The main problem with this is that closed borders is a fairly recent invention. The Russians undar Czar Nicholas tried to close their borders to poltical agitators. Passports were instituted. Prior to this people moved fairly freely about Europe, granted that it was herder to move around back then.

This idea of passports and visas was a stupid idea that simply did not work. Since it is a stupid unworkable idea most governments immediately adopted it. This system has never thwarted an invasion or even daunted those who export violence.

Closed borders? Look at the countries that have tried it. Do we really want that sort of fascist/socialist state here?

[Red Jones]

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[Ben Ficklin]

Not to discount this article, but it would be better to read the chapter on Cultural Marxism in Pat's new book.

[First_Salute]

The arrogance of the American cheap-labor lobby serves the will of the Red Chinese cheap-labor lobby.

[DoughtyOne]

The guy is right, but too few will listen. I firmly believe the majority of people on this forum don't even get it.

[dennisw]

Frontpage never had such articles two years ago!

[Bernard Marx]

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[Plutarch]

The most frustrating useful idiot is the extremely influential Wall Street Journal opinion page, which is correct and courageous on many other issues.

On immigration they are like typical leftists, hurling accusations of "nativism" at immigration opponents whilst never really engaging in a debate.

Must be the cheap labor that intoxicates the WSJ into supporting immigration, but you think they might have noticed the slow motion political disaster befalling us, e.g. California's electoral votes being a Democrat lock.

[Ohioan]

While there is no question but that promoting otherwise irrational immigration patterns fits in very nicely with a number of the major Leftwing agendas, I think it is important to first ground Conservatives in the sort of considerations that would go into a rational, pro- American immigration policy. In all modesty, I would urge review of Immigration & The American Future. Once well grounded in what would be reasonable, the enormity of what the Left has been promoting will be far clearer, and far more easily grasped by those now uncommitted, if not brainwashed by our foes.

William Flax

[bok]

Letters Denver Post

Out of ignorance

Country-western singer Chad Brock admits he had no idea there were so many Hispanics in Greeley. Where did he think he was performing? In Dixie?

Doesn't he realize that Hispanics have lived in Colorado for hundreds of years? Doesn't he realize the very name of the state is Spanish? Doesn't he realize that parts of Colorado and much of the rest of the Southwest once formed part of Mexico? Doesn't he realize that within 10 years, the United States is expected to become the second-largest Spanish-speaking country?

Most ethnic comments are made out of ignorance and not malice. Brock has shown his ignorance of U.S. culture, history and demographics. He's also alienated a growing audience. By some estimates, one in 10 Americans can, or soon will be able to, claim Hispanic heritage.

Some of them even like country-western music.

DEBORAH MENDEZ-WILSON

Highlands Ranch

Conspiracy? This woman is the future drones of america. I want to know why Spanish is being foisted on the rest of nation, why are these people so proud of the balkanization?

[Cacique]

btt

[skeeter]

Now we come to the saddest dupes of the immigration debate: what Lenin called the "useful idiots" of the Right.

It is time for these people to wise up and realize that they are pawns of a far-left agenda. Immigrants who come to this country only fatten the voting blocs of the Left which oppose the economic agenda of libertarians, anyway, so these people are just shooting themselves in the foot.

"Useful Idiots"! What a nasty, hurtful thing to say about a goodly percentage of the 'conservative' membership here on FR! (snicker)

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Most of us already know about the disastrous 1965 and 1990 Immigration "Acts", and who was behind it (most were not Jews, but Anglos and Catholics). What it's about today is pressuring Congress to reform immigration while the conservatives still have some say. Once the liberals retake the House, and they will one day, there will be no fixes, only more of the status-quo.

The question is- what do we have to do to wake them up? What's it going to take? In my opinion, the Republicans need to understand that to stay in power, they're going to have to start paying attention to their base on this and not to Karl Rove and Grover Norquist. That means close the border, and get more INS field agents in place for interior enforcement.

Washington: open your eyes, we're being invaded.

[FreedomFriend]

Excellent article, and it is all factually true.

However, I would also add that the our own government doesn't want the open-border madness to stop because of the votes or money/business/cheap labor issue. Yet, there are some in there who are doing nothing about it in an effort to bring America to her knees, of which global governance will come more smoothly.

[Don Myers]

Bump for later reading.