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Michael1364 Wrote: Apr 27, 2012 4:02 PM
We don't need massive immigration. We need the millions of people not working and drawing govt assistance to go to work and become productive instead of being a drain on our system. Then open up legal immigration to only those who actually bring some skills or assets when they apply for citizenship. Over 50% of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE ON WELFARE. THE US IS INSANE.
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With the Supreme Court taking up Arizona's "show me your papers" immigration law, we're once again thrust into a useful debate over the role of the government and the obligations of the citizen -- and non-citizen. Rather than come at it from the usual angle, I thought I'd try something different.
If there were one thing I could impress upon people about the nature of the state, it's that governments by their very nature want to make their citizens "legible."
I borrow that word from James C. Scott, whose book "Seeing Like a State" left a lasting impression on me. Scott...
My Papers? No Thank You