Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Who’s Afraid of Illegal Immigrants?

Does it occur to anyone that the reason people enter the US illegally is because we make legal entrance so darn difficult? And why is that, anyway? This country has not only survived many massive waves of immigration, but thrived precisely because of it – and yet the zenophobes howl that we should keep more people out. Why?

So now the state of Minnesota (of all places) is in a tizzy about how much illegal immigrants are costing us. And Congress is considering making it a crime to give aid at the border. Imagine: a group of conservative Christians making the Good Samaritan a criminal.

Lord have mercy on us all.

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