Ansell and Jim, two FReepers who in many ways are really solid political thinkers, allow ANGER to sway them here in their anti-immigration stance, and it surprises me no end to see Jim Noble taking this position. (Ansell, whom I ping out of courtesy protocol, I long ago learned has limited capacity to grasp conservative limited government principles and indulges an exceedingly nasty disposition that includes bearing false witness, so I habitually skip his posts the same way I'll tune-out vitriolic garbage on a radio station, as a way of being kind to myself) ... but Jim Noble?
Jim, let's say you had your way and America was 15 years into a 20-year embargo on ALL immigrants. Education in America, plus work ethics in American youths, are inferior to say the least, certainly inferior on a world-wide scope. You would be forcing companies in America to hire and reward these dolts, you would be limiting the pool of innovative entrepreneurs, to these dolts, and PREVENTING people from other nations who are MUCH better educated and who have a MUCH better work ethic, from contributing so very much of value to the U.S. economy and to U.S. patriotic morale.
Fifteen years into it, informed Americans and informed folks the world over, would be rightly disgusted with the mind-set that so stupidly decided that ending legal immigration would do anything but HARM on every level.
Calls to halt legal immigration are short sighted at best, mean and anger-based at worst.
Excellent post Finny! Well stated and I couldn’t agree more. Legal immigration of talented individuals is one of the things that has helped make America great. We should embrace talented people who are willing to work hard, not shun them.
No, no anger, I just love America and the American people, and I know that we didn’t survive the democrat’s 1965 Immigration Act and it’s intended purpose, which you endorse and support.
If we had ended mass immigration 20 years ago, we would be much better off, and if if we had never adopted JFK’s plan 50 years ago, we would still be America.
Everything you support about immigration, supports the American left and the democrat party, voting, race issues, the war against Christianity, multiculturalism, anti-Americanism, terrorism, big government, feminism, abortion, gay marriage, everything is made possible by the voters imported by the left since the left changed the immigration laws.