Public service announcement. The following argument is invalid:
1. The Bible says that immigrants in a country are to be treated with human dignity.
2. Therefore the U.S. has an obligation to take in all of the world's refugees, have open borders, and Trump is a Nazi.
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Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')
Showing posts with label immigration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label immigration. Show all posts
Monday, January 30, 2017
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Why I Don't Care As Much About Immigration and The Wall
A few weeks ago I talked with a federal prosecutor, a former Democrat turned Republican because of this issue. Without getting into too many details, things are worse than I thought.
Still, what occurred to me is that there is no long term solution to illegal immigration, in part because there is no long term solution to most anything in politics. This is why I care about Supreme Court justice appointments more than most issues. A court packed with conservatives does offer longer term solutions. Those for whom immigration is the number one issue and think Trump building a wall offers a long term solution are misguided.
Why? Because any future president can opt to apply a "catch and release" mandate to border control officials just as Obama has done. According to the federal prosecutor with whom I talked, most of the illegals now simply walk up to the border entrance, claim amnesty (which, in order to thoroughly vet takes months of investigation and plenty of money) and walk right in. Most, that is, walk through the open door. What is a wall going to do if one can walk in simply by claiming amnesty?
So any longer term solution will take Supreme Court action or a large groundswell of ideological change. In that case, if a long term solution to immigration is what you are hankering for, Cruz and not Trump is your man.
More on Trump's wall
Still, what occurred to me is that there is no long term solution to illegal immigration, in part because there is no long term solution to most anything in politics. This is why I care about Supreme Court justice appointments more than most issues. A court packed with conservatives does offer longer term solutions. Those for whom immigration is the number one issue and think Trump building a wall offers a long term solution are misguided.
Why? Because any future president can opt to apply a "catch and release" mandate to border control officials just as Obama has done. According to the federal prosecutor with whom I talked, most of the illegals now simply walk up to the border entrance, claim amnesty (which, in order to thoroughly vet takes months of investigation and plenty of money) and walk right in. Most, that is, walk through the open door. What is a wall going to do if one can walk in simply by claiming amnesty?
So any longer term solution will take Supreme Court action or a large groundswell of ideological change. In that case, if a long term solution to immigration is what you are hankering for, Cruz and not Trump is your man.
More on Trump's wall
Friday, April 22, 2016
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