-=> On 03-05-98  19:53, Jean Halverson did testify and affirm <=-
-=> to Robert Craft concerning California and Hispan <=-
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 MA> In both cases, those seeking hope and liberty, followed the
 MA> nothern star in hopes of realizing their dreams. In both
 MA> cases, those who wrap themselves in unjust and inhumane
 MA> law, armed and deadly, stand in their way. 
 
 RC> Again, more hyperbole. The liberality and openness of US
 RC> immigration policies are exceeded by very few countries. 
 
 JH> But just because our laws are more lenient than others does
 JH> that mean our laws in this respect are correct? 
That depends upon what you consider the purpose of
immigrantion and naturalization policy. 
 JH> I'm not saying that people should disregard our laws, but
 JH> rather that our laws (as well as the Aryan ideology behind
 JH> them) are morally wrong. 
What is morally wrong with formulating an immigration
policy which reflects the population demographics or our
national origin?
 JH> People often try to justify injustice by comparing
 JH> themselves to others who are more unjust.
Canada? Sweden? Germany? France?
 JH> But there is a higher standard that we have to compare our
 JH> actions to. The real question is not whether our laws are
 JH> more lenient than x country's laws, but instead how do our
 JH> laws compare to the higher standard? 
What higher standard? As John Sampson pointed out, in order
to illegally cross our borders, they first have to cross
either Canada or Mexico - both countries in which they can
take refuge. Why don't they?
AFAIC, the only principles to be considered in immigration
and naturalization policy should be 1) to offer refuge for
victims of repression and 2) to reflect the demographics of
American society.
BTW, the ONLY totalitarian regime from which refugees can
reach us without passing thru some other country in which
they could take refuge is Cuba. Ignoring for the moment the
occasional North Korean who jumps ship in an American
harbor, the majority of hardship refugee immigrants should
be Cuban.
... Chaos in the universe always increases. -- The General Law
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