Monday, July 1, 2013

Noonan on Immigration

In today's The Wall Street Journal column Peggy Noonan tells the truth about immigration, and why we cannot solve it:
The American president has the power to control America’s borders if he wants to, but George W. Bush and Barack Obama did not and do not want to, and for the same reason, and we all know what it is. The fastest-growing demographic in America is the Hispanic vote, and if either party cracks down on illegal immigration, it risks losing that vote for generations.

But while the Democrats worry about the prospects of the Democrats and the Republicans about the well-being of the Republicans, who worries about America?

No one. Which the American people have noticed, and which adds to the dangerous alienation—actually it’s at the heart of the alienation—of the age.
She concludes:
If our leaders were farsighted not only for themselves but for the country, they would fix the border.
The balance of her column is worth your time.