August, 2006

What Does Any of this Have to Do With Iraq?

by Victor Davis Hanson
The Conversation
August 25th, 2006

I don’t find those who worry about illegal immigration necessarily rawly emotional, much less volatile, racist, nativist, or all the other slights thrown their way from abstract thinkers. After all, there are some 11 million people here illegally, largely from Mexico and/or Latin America. Aside from the social, economic, and ethical issues, there is the [...]

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Getting Emotional About Mexicans

by Douglas S. Massey
The Conversation
August 25th, 2006

The thing that stands out in the debate on Mexican immigration is its emotional content, and the exchange on Cato Unbound is no exception. A lot of people are very upset about the issue—angry, fearful, resentful, suspicious, and often vindictive. The raw emotion on display has less to do with the management of labor flows [...]

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