Wednesday Opinion
Read Walter Williams, Hans von Spakovsky, Michelle Malkin, Tony Perkins, Star Parker and more.
Best of Right Opinion
- Walter Williams: Immigration Lies and Hypocrisy
- Hans von Spakovsky: Immigration Legislation Should Stress Security and Enforcement
- Michelle Malkin: ‘Dreamers’ and Demons
- Tony Perkins: A Painful Reality
- Star Parker: Bogus Racist Claims Against Trump
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Opinion in Brief
Walter Williams: “In the debate about illegal immigration, there are questions that are not explicitly asked but can be answered with a straight ‘yes’ or ‘no’: Does everyone in the world have a right to live in the U.S.? Do Americans have a right to decide who and under what conditions a person may enter our country? Should we permit foreigners landing at our airports to ignore U.S. border control laws just as some ignore our laws at our southern border? The reason those questions are not asked is that one would be deemed an idiot for saying that everyone in the world has a right to live in our country, that Americans don’t have a right to decide who lives in our country and that foreigners landing at our airports have a right to just ignore U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Immigration today, even when legal, is different from the immigration of yesteryear. People who came here in the 19th century and most of the 20th century came here to learn our language, learn our customs and become Americans. Years ago, there was a guarantee that immigrants came here to work, because there was no welfare system; they worked, begged or starved. Today, there is no such assurance. Because of our welfare state, immigrants can come here and live off taxpaying Americans. There is another difference between today and yesteryear. Today, Americans are taught multiculturalism throughout their primary, secondary and college education. They are taught that one culture is no better or worse than another. … We should not fall prey to people who criticize our efforts to combat illegal immigration and who pompously say, ‘We’re a nation of immigrants!’ The debate is not over immigration. The debate is over illegal immigration.”
