Did you ever read someone's quick takes on the major issues of the day and think "Uh, yeah, why didn't I think of that?" or "Yeah, why hasn't anyone said that/asked that?"
If you haven't done it lately, get ready to do it now
Read the whole thing, but my favorites had to do with (you guessed it) immigration:
Every article on immigration uses the numbers "12-20 million" as the estimate for the number of illegals currently in the United States. How do we know? Did someone conduct an illegal immigrant census--or is it typical "shark frenzy" journalism, as in one source used those numbers and everyone else copied it? Daunting reality: what if 20 million is a low-ball estimate? What if we have 50 million illegal aliens living among us? Something to think about when one hears terms like "anchor baby" and "chain migration."
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Any politician who tells you "comprehensive immigration reform" is the only way to achieve border security is not a liar. He or she is an extortionist-and Americans will remember who the blackmailers are in 2008.
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Ask yourself this question: if you came to this country illegally, and could get a "Z visa" which allows you to stay indefinitely, why would you continue the process of becoming a citizen which might require paying a fine and back taxes, learning English, and staying employed? Only those who breathe the rarified air in Washington D.C. could be so clueless about the reality of human nature. Or are they? Perhaps a "two-tier America"--citizens, and a low-skill low-educated, non-citizen working class is more to their liking. If that sounds somewhat familiar it's because we've been there before--slaves also did many of the jobs "Americans refuse to do." Are the the words "corporation" and "plantation" interchangeable?
[Hat tip to ligneus for the link to Political Mavens]
Posted by insomnomaniac at June 18, 2007 2:26 PM | TrackBack