Saturday, April 01, 2006
Hopes for a comprehensive immigration debate
No doubt its been a tough week for immigration reformers (and by reformers I mean restrictionists). Ten years ago the country was debating whether high levels of legal immigration were good. Now the country is on the verge of granting an amnesty to tens of millions of illegals and vastly expanding the number of "temporary" visas.
The good thing is that the issue is back in peoples consciousness. While polls show some confusion, to say the least, on the part of Americans regarding the issue, there are signs that pundits are starting to think about it in a serious way. I am confident that the American people are truly not happy with current immigration policy -- legal or illegal. Very few people outside of the bicoastal elites turly like to seen their old neighborhood made over demographically. With some leadership from the chattering classes (e.g. this Diane West essay) I am confident Americans will find their voice for a new, vastly lowered level of total immigration.
The good thing is that the issue is back in peoples consciousness. While polls show some confusion, to say the least, on the part of Americans regarding the issue, there are signs that pundits are starting to think about it in a serious way. I am confident that the American people are truly not happy with current immigration policy -- legal or illegal. Very few people outside of the bicoastal elites turly like to seen their old neighborhood made over demographically. With some leadership from the chattering classes (e.g. this Diane West essay) I am confident Americans will find their voice for a new, vastly lowered level of total immigration.
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