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04-23-2006, 01:00 AM #1
GOP set to self-destruct
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepubli ... k0423.html
GOP set to self-destruct
Party likely to end up in minority by triggering immigration backlash
Clint Bolick
Special for The Republic
Apr. 23, 2006 12:00 AM
Ordinarily, explosive growth among a group that is overwhelmingly hard-working, entrepreneurial, family-centered, deeply religious, devoted to education, and culturally conservative is a Democrat's worst nightmare.
So why are Howard Dean and James Carville smiling? Because instead of recruiting those kindred spirits, many Republicans are succumbing to the basest demagogic impulses. By seeking to deny Mexican immigrants the opportunity to become lawful Americans, they are triggering a backlash that will consign Republicans to minority status.
Anti-immigrant passion is high right now, threatening to drown out legitimate border security concerns with nativist rhetoric. Some Republicans will win primaries and possibly even general elections by whipping up fears and prejudices.
But longer term, the math isn't optimistic. In a nation whose founders endured challenges and hardships far greater than those who seek to enter America over our southern border today, we ought to understand the powerful allure of opportunity. And, when they come, they will not reward the party that tried to wall them out.
Those who call for stringent controls insist they are not against immigration, only illegal immigration. But universally, they oppose attempts to increase legal immigration levels to reflect the demand for immigrant labor and the unshakable desire of millions around the world to pursue the American Dream.
They also assert, correctly, that many Mexican-Americans support tighter border control. But the symbolism of the anti-immigration campaign creates the perception, reinforced by rhetoric heard far and wide on talk radio and increasingly even in polite company, that something less noble than a concern about jobs and terrorism animates many who advocate the strongest controls.
Indeed, it is questionable whether a candidate with a Spanish surname, no matter how conservative, can win a contested Republican primary in Arizona today. The state GOP has become a decidedly unwelcome place for Hispanics.
Some Republicans, including President Bush and Arizona elected officials such as Sen. John McCain and Reps. Jeff Flake and John Shadegg are trying to find a middle ground and stave off the party's self-destructive impulses. Their efforts reflect mainstream American opinion: Recent polls show roughly two-thirds of Americans support laws that provide a path to citizenship for immigrants who work hard, stay off welfare and learn English. That is an acceptable compromise to most immigrants, who are drawn to America to do just that.
The irony is that by opposing measures such as guest-worker policies that allow immigrants to enter the nation lawfully, anti-immigrant activists fuel the very problems they decry. A black market in immigration weakens border security, making it easier to enter the country unlawfully. Restrictive limits force many who want to work to become outlaws.
By contrast, a policy that allows people to come to America to work and pursue a lawful path to citizenship would destroy the black market and reduce the burden of border security. It would enrich the cultural diversity that defines our nation while reinvigorating the American spirit and values that many who were lucky enough to be born here too often take for granted.
The contemporary argument against immigration is nothing new. Aside from Native Americans, who were not cynical enough to impose anti-immigration policies, every generation has witnessed movements that derided newcomers, fueled anti-immigrant hysteria and tried to keep immigrants out.
Among the millions of pro-immigration protesters waving American flags last week, many saw a sea of illegals. I saw a sea of Americans. Republicans would be well-advised to see a sea of would-be Republicans. The fact that they don't may result in all of us soon having to get used to saying the words "President Clinton" once again.
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04-23-2006, 01:22 AM #2
Clint Bolick is probably an IMMIGRATION lawyer. Of course the (Peoples) Republic would never tell you that.
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04-23-2006, 01:34 AM #3
Re: GOP set to self-destruct
Mr. Bolick, esq.
Originally Posted by Clint Bolick
"By wallowing in a sea of Teddy Kennedy liberalism, and by groveling to the pro-criminal COMMUNIST front organizations, Senate Republications may consign the GOP to a minority status to any independent PRO-America candidates."
Originally Posted by Clint Bolick
You work for John McCain, right?
What part of "We don't owe our jobs to India" are you unable to understand, Senator?
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04-23-2006, 01:41 AM #4
What a bunch of Globalist Traitor Trash.
Ugh!!
A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
Save America, Deport Congress! - Judy
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04-23-2006, 01:46 AM #5
I did some searching and believe this is the guy.
http://www.allianceforschoolchoice.org/ ... x?p=5&i=10
Alliance for School Choice
Clint Bolick
President and General Counsel
Clint Bolick is president and general counsel of the Phoenix-based Alliance for School Choice, the nation’s leading advocacy organization for school choice. Focused on the educational needs of economically or otherwise disadvantaged schoolchildren, the Alliance was launched on May 17, 2004, the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, to help fulfill the promise of educational opportunities for children who desperately need them. In 2005, the Alliance spearheaded the most successful legislative year ever for the school choice movement, resulting in two new and five expanded school choice programs and providing high-quality educational options to more than 100,000 disadvantaged children.
Previously, Bolick co-founded and served as vice president of the Institute for Justice, a Washington, D.C.-based libertarian public interest firm. Bolick led the litigation team that defended the constitutionality of school choice programs across the nation, which culminated in 2002 in the successful defense of the Cleveland program in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. In 2003, American Lawyer recognized Bolick as one of the nation's three lawyers of the year in light of his legal work in support of school choice.
In 2003, Bolick recounted the experiences of 12 years of school choice litigation in Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle Over School Choice, published by the Cato Institute. His newest book, David’s Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary, will be published in 2006.Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at http://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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04-23-2006, 01:51 AM #6
Oh my God, a CATO Libertarian. He is the last person Republicans should be taking advice from. CATO wants totally open borders, they say let American workers compete against anyone in the world who is willing to work here. I suggest a trial run of this, where we let in anyone who wants to take the job of a CATO libertarian!
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