Yes, there were problems when the Ashcroft Justice Department put deportation proceedings on speed dial. Nonetheless, someone like former DOJ attorney Kris Kobach show how illegal immigration frustration transcends traditional conservative-liberal labels, and if you read about him, you’ll not only see that he’s not a monster, but the “eastern establishment” of Harvard undergrad AND Princeton Law.
Even The Nation got its hat handed to it a couple of years ago when it presumed that its readership would support a stereotypically “liberal” answer to this issue.
And, until Congress and a president do something, more and more, cities, counties and states will enact their own laws. If it becomes an ever-growing patchwork, somebody besides the National Federation of Business or the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had better start lobbying Congress for real immigration reform — including tightening.
A skeptical leftist's, or post-capitalist's, or eco-socialist's blog, including skepticism about leftism (and related things under other labels), but even more about other issues of politics. Free of duopoly and minor party ties. Also, a skeptical look at Gnu Atheism, religion, social sciences, more.
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July 20, 2009
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