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Condoleezza Rice is Right About Immigration, and the Nostalgists Are Wrong

cindobindo Wrote: Sep 04, 2012 2:07 AM

The refugees in Biblical times had to rely on the generosity of native born individuals and families, and didn't emigrate to become dependent. They couldn't do that, there was no national system of welfare for them to become dependent upon. While many illegals do come here and work hard, many others come here and do no work, content with the better living standard they get on government handouts, living in government housing, than they had back home. Many do not read, write,speak or understand English, or understand how American government works,hence are sitting ducks for any manipulative Spanish speaking politician who comes to them. This is now how it was in Biblical times.

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Condoleezza Rice is Right About Immigration, and the Nostalgists Are Wrong

On Wednesday evening former Secretary of State Condi Rice picked a fight with a large and vocal section of the Republican base, and I’m glad she did. This confrontation is long overdue. Zero-tolerance law-and-order rhetoric about the immigration issue has become the standard for talk radio and other conservative circles, and I think that this fact puts much of the conservative movement at odds with two of its most important foundations: a view of compassion derived from the Biblical tradition, and a commitment to economic freedom and limited government as an optimistic upward path to prosperity.

Here’s what she said:...