It’s very awkward when people known for their extreme right-wing views, who are nonetheless Establishment through and through, try to convince wingnuts that immigration reform is in their best interests. Thus is the case with Michael Barone. Basically, his argument is that the new bill will make it very difficult for illegal immigrants to find work and, in any case, Mexico’s economy is better than ours so no one will want to come here anyway.
Whatever works, I guess.
This is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute!
The Dr. Frankenstein’s can’t seem to control the monsters they’ve unleashed.
Ok.
Maybe not so cute.
Maybe, funny, if it wasn’t so damn frightening.
In the Tea Party, the Conservative have untethered their Id, away from the Ego and Super-ego, which were keeping it in check.
“Forbidden Planet,” on a smaller scale – ‘Forbidden Party.”
And it’s working on making America, the “Forbidden Nation.”
http://www.alternet.org/story/41305/the_slow_death_of_the_middle_class/
Yuck. He uses the phrase “wave of illegals” three times in the column. People who can use the phrase “wave of illegals” so matter-of-factly and so unself-consciously are not people that I’m in communion with.
But you’re right, at least he’s arguing for a sensible policy. If this is what it takes to placate the xenophobes, so be it.
“wave of illegals”
Been happening since 1492, from the continents original occupant’s various perspectives, …. if he really wants to put it that way.
PS: I’m sure his ancestors were in one of those waves also.