Comments on: What the Immigration Issue Says About the Modern GOP http://donklephant.com/2009/01/13/12737/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:58:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thomas More http://donklephant.com/2009/01/13/12737/comment-page-1/#comment-435078 Thomas More Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:01:49 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12737#comment-435078 I've been at odds with the GOP for some time on the issue of immigration. For one, an abundance of labor means lower prices on goods and services. That's a good thing. Secondly, I don't suffer from the fear/hatred of Latinos or their culture that many on the right seem to. That doesn't mean I support open borders, though. If it were my call I'd build a fence the whole length and put the National Guard on the border; we must be able to control who comes into our country and when. As for those who are already here, well, we essentially encouraged them through our de facto open border policy, so we share in the responsibility. We need to find some way to regularize them, weed out and deport the bad guys, and move forward with a strategy. The flip side of this issue is that it's been badly handled by the party for a long time, perhaps because there is so much disagreement on the issue. I think it's good to be open to constructive criticism like this. If the Republicans want to be the party of conservatives, they've got a lot of work to do. I don't agree with everything in the article, but it is a fresh look at one problem nagging the party. I’ve been at odds with the GOP for some time on the issue of immigration. For one, an abundance of labor means lower prices on goods and services. That’s a good thing. Secondly, I don’t suffer from the fear/hatred of Latinos or their culture that many on the right seem to.

That doesn’t mean I support open borders, though. If it were my call I’d build a fence the whole length and put the National Guard on the border; we must be able to control who comes into our country and when. As for those who are already here, well, we essentially encouraged them through our de facto open border policy, so we share in the responsibility. We need to find some way to regularize them, weed out and deport the bad guys, and move forward with a strategy.

The flip side of this issue is that it’s been badly handled by the party for a long time, perhaps because there is so much disagreement on the issue. I think it’s good to be open to constructive criticism like this.

If the Republicans want to be the party of conservatives, they’ve got a lot of work to do. I don’t agree with everything in the article, but it is a fresh look at one problem nagging the party.

]]> By: Constructive Criticism on Immigration | RightDialogue.com http://donklephant.com/2009/01/13/12737/comment-page-1/#comment-435070 Constructive Criticism on Immigration | RightDialogue.com Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:09:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=12737#comment-435070 [...] to be open to constructive criticism, and there’s a good article by Mark Thompson over at Donklephant.  Here’s a portion: As I wrote during my stint subbing for John Schwenkler, it’s terribly [...] [...] to be open to constructive criticism, and there’s a good article by Mark Thompson over at Donklephant.  Here’s a portion: As I wrote during my stint subbing for John Schwenkler, it’s terribly [...]

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