What would a sensible immigration policy look like? It would have three goals: be humane, enforce the laws and meet America’s need for labor. This can happen only if our political fringes get out of the way. Some on the far right simply don’t like most of the immigrants, mainly because of their color. There’s […]
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Cartoon was erroneous, offensive
The opinion page cartoon in the Sun Journal on June 20, portraying the caged children at the border, was erroneous and offensive. That is not a joke. No way are the children being treated in this manner. They are sheltered, fed, clothed and clean — chances are, better treated than they were in their own […]
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Enforcement, not separation, is the issue
President Donald Trump climbed down on separating families at the border, but the underlying argument is not going away. The central question isn’t whether we should separate families — even most immigration hawks would prefer to hold families together — but whether migrants should stay in the United States or not. Trump hopes to salvage […]
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U.S. is no longer home of the free
The current immigration scene is not what the U.S. is all about. This country was created by immigrants. No one, including the heinous, benighted president, is without an immigrant in his or her background; even Native Americans are descended from Asian immigrants. A recent headline claimed that President Trump and the GOP lawmakers were working […]
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Immigration has become the litmus test of U.S. nationalism
NEW YORK — Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. With this […]
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Don't fantasize about a benign U.S. before Trump
By Pankaj Mishra Bloomberg opinion President Donald Trump, it is clear, presides over a regime of untruth and personally inhabits a realm of fantasy. But some of his critics have fallen prey to illusions of their own about the U.S. and the world before Trump. Take, for instance, Trump’s cruel disregard for the suffering of […]
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Collins mistaken about Sessions
I find it interesting that Sen. Susan Collins decries the practice of separating children from their parents as these families flee horrors in their homelands and struggle to find a new life here. Collins is responsible for this program. She voted Jeff Sessions into the job as attorney general. She testified at Sessions’ confirmation hearing. […]
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Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration has become an emotional issue in the media. If America is a nation of laws, citizens should obey them. If they are not good laws, they should be changed. Many regulations and rules have the force of law. Several cities and states call themselves sanctuaries. That means officials arrest illegals who perform criminal […]
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'Let them meet my wall'
Children along Mexico’s border are being torn from their parents’ arms and housed in detention centers, some with cages or cells. I have two children, whose well-being I care for deeply, as many other parents do, as well. How many people, if living in a dangerous country where their sons were constantly being approached by […]
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Current immigration policy violates human rights
Once again, so much for “Give me your tired, your poor … yearning to breathe free.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made clear that this offer does not apply to hundreds of thousands of Central Americans fleeing violence in their home countries. Removing Lady Justice’s blindfold, Sessions directed her to cast a jaundiced eye at […]