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Immigration on America’s terms
The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner Dec 5, 2007 2:00 AM (733 days ago)WASHINGTON A key to solving America’s immigration crisis can be summed up by paraphrasing JFK: “Ask not what our country can do for you, but what you are able to contribute to our country.” Putting America’s needs first, say three co-authors of an important new study, means ditching the idea that immigration should mostly benefit the immigrants. Manhattan Institute fellows Steven Malanga, Heather Mac Donald and syndicated columnist Victor Davis Hanson point out in “The Immigration Solution” that unenforced laws, generous welfare benefits and sanctuary policies create huge incentives for uneducated, unskilled foreigners to sneak over the border. Our legal immigration system’s family preference policy also puts the needs of immigrants before the needs of the country.
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