22 December 2006

No room at the inn. No room in the stable.

With apologies to Robert Frost but I am not certain that good fences always make good neighbours. America, a land of immigrants, where an extremely small portion of the population can lay claim to native blood, is trying to slam the door shut. Very few Americans would be able to say that their immigrant ancestors would meet the qualifications for immigration that many of them now believe should be mandated so that their quality of life is unaffected.

Of course the attempts to eliminate or at least restrict legal and illegal immigration have been controversial and little, if any, direct legislative action has been taken. Is it possible that the "War on Terra" (TM) is being used as a smokescreen for more restrictive policies?

Nah! Forget I even mentioned it. The American government would never be so deceitful.

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