Quote of the Day

Joseph Chamie, writing for The Daily Star of Beirut, Lebanon, about the pluses and minuses of illegal immigration as seen from the perspective of developed countries with very low birth rates:

A critical dilemma for the 21st century is either more immigrants with distinctly different ethnic backgrounds or fewer citizens with a decidedly older population age structure. More immigrants are economically desirable, but culturally hard to accept.

Culturally hard to accept; aye, there's the rub. Hat tip to RealClearWorld.com for the link.