The Atlantic: How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration

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Here's an important question: how enthusiastic would these Progressive cheerleaders of large-scale and undocumented immigration be if the overwhelming majority of those coming into our country were highly educated and/or highly skilled? If the degree-required jobs were the ones where native Americans were being displaced, dominated by Spanish speakers, and saw wages decreased, would they still champion these immigration policies? If the people who mow your lawn, clean your house, make your food, and build your houses were instead competing with you for your position out of college (or even admission to college), would your attitude towards them change at all? If not, then that's great - your values regarding immigration are sincere. But if you have the slightest adverse reaction to that thought, then you are a damnable hypocrite.

Personally, I believe in providing a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants without a violent criminal history, increasing our intake of refugees, and implementing a points-based immigration system similar to Australia. I do not want to stop immigration by any means, but an open-door or continuation of our current policy, in a capitalist society where the motivation is to decrease labor costs, will only be a disaster for low-skilled and working class Americans.