Mickey Kaus: Mass Immigration and The Threat of Separatism
Slate's Mickey Kaus says an op-ed by Tony Horwitz in the New York Times
is all wrong about immigration. Horwitz says Americans should not forget much of the Western Hemisphere was settled by Spain. "Current pro-legalization dogma assures us that there is no reason to worry about of Quebec style separatism or Kosovo-style irredentism in the Southwest. Horwitz shows why there are plenty of reasons to worry. The stronger the prior Spanish claim the worse the danger--and the more reason to get control of the border, and of the cultural composition of the next generation of immigrants, before it's too late. Fuentes easy invocation of 'oetic justice'isn't shaming so much as chilling. We want immigrants who come for freedom and prosperity, not 'oetic justice,' no?" asks Kaus.
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