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April 05, 2005
Immigration
In response to Rick's query on immigration, I have some pretty basic views.
Immigration = good
Illegal immigration = bad
Look, we have laws in this country. I have a very, very hard time believing that it is unjust to suggest that someone make their presence known if they plan to cross our borders and stay here. On top of that, America is a big ship, but it is a ship nonetheless. We can only handle some many people. That's why there are limits to the number of immigrants we take every year. I realize life is difficult in Latin America. Let's work to correct the problems, but giving every poor farmer south of the Rio Grande carte blance to walk into Arizona and Texas is not a proper solution.
Posted by Matt at April 5, 2005 09:59 AM
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I don't think anybody has suggested such carte-blanche.
At least, not anybody here.
What has been suggested is that the country needs a much more sane immigration policy than we currently have -- one that doesn't lead to such a huge level of illegal immigration.
Posted by: LotharBot at April 5, 2005 02:28 PM
I agree with your point about establishing proper border integrity. Yet, there is a point of view that I have not seen much of in this debate: the role of the church in "mainstreaming" immigrants who are here.
Please check out my blog on this topic and let me know what you think: http://austinvitw.blogspot.com/2005/02/chipotle-helps-with-immigrant.html
Posted by: TexasTommy at April 5, 2005 05:15 PM