A Significant Number of American Conservatives are Idiots
I very much hesitate to refer to people who list immigration as their "number one concern" as racists or even xenophobes. There are strong reasons to protect a country's borders, there are strong reasons to regulate immigration, but some of the reaction down south can only be described as idiotic and irrational when it comes to the immigration issue.
So many people in America get upset when Bush utters the phrase that there are some jobs "Americans won't do", but what in the world is it about that phrase that gets them all upset? Isn't unemployment below 5%? In what way has immigration, even illegal immigration, hurt the American economy?
The fear-mongering about there being threats to America's identity is also insane. Hispanics in America are in no way comparable to Muslims in Europe. The people who make that argument are such fools. On the economic level, the American economy is so much more flexible than Europe's and on the social level, the people coming in are largely devout Catholics who largely have no problem integrating into American society. But instead, some people point to a tiny tiny fraction of Mexican radicals who talk about taking back the southern United States and making it a part of Mexico again.
Immigration should be a rational and practical issue - it shouldn't be so emotional and heated. Some conservatives are actually calling for Bush's impeachment over this issue. These are the same conservatives who happily voted for Bush 2 years ago even though they knew his view on immigration policy was the same as it is now (it may even be slightly less "liberal" now.) His views on spending are the same now as well. And yet, some conservatives down south are abandoning Bush essentially in response to his dropping poll numbers and the negative media coverage. For people who complain about a liberal media, they're essentially playing right into what the left and the media would want - conservatives abandoning Bush as well, in addition to independents and Democrats. What else would explain it? They voted for him before and his views haven't changed, so what exactly is their problem? They're overexxagerating and over-hyping one issue (immigration) and for what? They know that Bush won't change his mind - they're only weakening his ability to pursue progress on other domestic and foreign matters.
So many people in America get upset when Bush utters the phrase that there are some jobs "Americans won't do", but what in the world is it about that phrase that gets them all upset? Isn't unemployment below 5%? In what way has immigration, even illegal immigration, hurt the American economy?
The fear-mongering about there being threats to America's identity is also insane. Hispanics in America are in no way comparable to Muslims in Europe. The people who make that argument are such fools. On the economic level, the American economy is so much more flexible than Europe's and on the social level, the people coming in are largely devout Catholics who largely have no problem integrating into American society. But instead, some people point to a tiny tiny fraction of Mexican radicals who talk about taking back the southern United States and making it a part of Mexico again.
Immigration should be a rational and practical issue - it shouldn't be so emotional and heated. Some conservatives are actually calling for Bush's impeachment over this issue. These are the same conservatives who happily voted for Bush 2 years ago even though they knew his view on immigration policy was the same as it is now (it may even be slightly less "liberal" now.) His views on spending are the same now as well. And yet, some conservatives down south are abandoning Bush essentially in response to his dropping poll numbers and the negative media coverage. For people who complain about a liberal media, they're essentially playing right into what the left and the media would want - conservatives abandoning Bush as well, in addition to independents and Democrats. What else would explain it? They voted for him before and his views haven't changed, so what exactly is their problem? They're overexxagerating and over-hyping one issue (immigration) and for what? They know that Bush won't change his mind - they're only weakening his ability to pursue progress on other domestic and foreign matters.
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