Worth repeating: Roosevelt on immigration

Posted today by Lou Dobbs/CNN:
The following is one of my favorite thoughts on the issue of immigration. It’s from President Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919, 10 years after his presidency. —Lou Dobbs
In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good [...]

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Immigration demonstrations alarming

In recent weeks there have been a number of large demonstrations against HB 4437, about to be taken up by the U.S. Senate. The bill would strengthen laws against illegal immigrants and those who aid or hire them, and build fences along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border.
These peaceful, public demonstrations have brought out as “few” [...]

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Come back, Colin Powell

Colin Powell appeared on the Jay Leno “Tonight” show last night. In short order, Leno was asking him about the Dubai Ports deal, the White House wiretapping, and other issues of the day.
Powell, as always, was gracious and articulate. Without raising his voice or resorting to political rhetoric, he explained his positions in thoughtful, forthright [...]

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Bush’s ‘temp’ could stay 6 years

I should have known it was too good to be true. That twinge of optimism I felt after President Bush’s speech yesterday was dashed within an hour. It seems his idea of “temporary” (as in “temporary worker”) is up to six years.
No, no, Mr. President. Temporary should be more like two or three months, long [...]

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