Navarrette – “The Mexican Removal Act.”

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Jun 022010
 
Navarrette - “The Mexican Removal Act.”

A reader demands that the media stop pussyfooting around and call the new Arizona immigration law what it is: “The Mexican Removal Act.” Too harsh? Not if you saw a recent story by a Phoenix television station that examined hundreds of e-mails exchanged between supporters of the legislation and its sponsor, state Sen. Russell Pearce. Here is how one constituent described the bill’s purpose: “I think it is about time we take our state and country back from the Mexicans.” Many others offered similar comments. The truth can be ugly. But we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to it. And here is the reality:

Navarrette – Keep ugliness out of immigration debate

 Posted by on 2009/12/14  6 Responses »
Dec 142009
 
Navarrette - Keep ugliness out of immigration debate

San Diego, California (CNN) — ‘Tis the season of peace on Earth and good will toward men. Yet you wouldn’t know it from the screed from the conservative radio talk show host who recently charged into the immigration debate with gums flapping. He called for a crackdown on illegal immigration but also a wholesale tightening of immigration policy so we admit fewer legal immigrants as well. The radio talker was half-right. Americans must get serious about stopping illegal immigration, mostly by doing something we never seem to do with much enthusiasm: punish employers. But legal immigration shouldn’t be dragged into the mix. Legal immigrants — with their energy, passion and optimism — have always been this country’s most valuable import. MORE