Response to Josh's Entry on Immigration
I just wrote (what I think) is a good response to Josh Shope's blog entry on immigration. He makes great points, I just wanted to point out some other things to consider. I've already posted this response to his blog, so some of you may have already read it. A lot of my ideas come from this video on immigration.
Josh also wrote another immigration blog entry that I commented on.
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I agree with most of what you said, Josh, and many of the comments. We should love ALL people, because they are a part of God's creation. Also, as Jerolin said, we as Americans must insist they obey the laws and come here legally. Whether those laws are correct, moral, good, or stupid should be saved for another debate.
While Mexicans (for example) are indeed very poor, they are still somewhere in the top 25% (I think) of the world's wealth. Where does that leave America when it comes to helping the rest of the world? I'm sure we can all agree that as Americans we are very lucky, and we should help the poor and oppressed of this world. **BUT bringing them all here is not the solution!**
What I think many of you are failing to see is that America is what America is because we have always been a very LARGE (in land mass) country with relatively FEW citizens. If America allowed the bottom 25% of the world's population to move here for a better life, there would be NO better life for ANYONE...because there would then be about 2 Billion people living here. Just think: the bottom 25% of the world's poorest people is five times larger than our current population!
So what do we do about all of those poor people? We can't let them starve, they deserve a better life, and we can't let them all move here. Well, there are other rich countries...but those are relatively small and crowded as it is. See Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and the more developed parts of China, for example. The ONLY thing we can do is aid them where they are. We have to do a better job protecting the oppressed peoples of Africa from the ruling regime. We have tried sending money, food, and machine equipment over there, but it all ends up being taken by a dictator.
And...Well I kinda forgot where I was going with all of this...but you get the point. We need to help people, but moving them to another part of the world is not the way to do it.
Josh also wrote another immigration blog entry that I commented on.
Now enjoy your feature presentation!
I agree with most of what you said, Josh, and many of the comments. We should love ALL people, because they are a part of God's creation. Also, as Jerolin said, we as Americans must insist they obey the laws and come here legally. Whether those laws are correct, moral, good, or stupid should be saved for another debate.
While Mexicans (for example) are indeed very poor, they are still somewhere in the top 25% (I think) of the world's wealth. Where does that leave America when it comes to helping the rest of the world? I'm sure we can all agree that as Americans we are very lucky, and we should help the poor and oppressed of this world. **BUT bringing them all here is not the solution!**
What I think many of you are failing to see is that America is what America is because we have always been a very LARGE (in land mass) country with relatively FEW citizens. If America allowed the bottom 25% of the world's population to move here for a better life, there would be NO better life for ANYONE...because there would then be about 2 Billion people living here. Just think: the bottom 25% of the world's poorest people is five times larger than our current population!
So what do we do about all of those poor people? We can't let them starve, they deserve a better life, and we can't let them all move here. Well, there are other rich countries...but those are relatively small and crowded as it is. See Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and the more developed parts of China, for example. The ONLY thing we can do is aid them where they are. We have to do a better job protecting the oppressed peoples of Africa from the ruling regime. We have tried sending money, food, and machine equipment over there, but it all ends up being taken by a dictator.
And...Well I kinda forgot where I was going with all of this...but you get the point. We need to help people, but moving them to another part of the world is not the way to do it.
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posted by fluff at 6/14/2007 04:21:00 PM
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