My immigration stance?
My ancestors were accepted into this country as refugees fleeing vicious pogroms in Russia. Why would I ever abandon that most American of ideals, that this is a country that anyone can come to to build a new life?
Yes, precisely this. If there is anything about America that is exceptional and worth celebrating the world over, it is our status as an open, welcoming beacon of hope to people of all creeds and colors the world over. Restricting immigration is quite simply a betrayal of our values– and even if a "flood" of new residents were to lower some wages (and I'm pretty damn skeptical they'd do that– let the record show that immigrants are instead the backbone of our country's growth and prosperity), it would be the right thing to do anyway.
I am aware that policy is unlikely to ever comport 100% with my ideal values on this issue. But they are values worth defending and celebrating, goddamnit.
