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This is the final installment of my analysis of our immigration crisis. Its solution will test whether our democracy can act decisively to solve big problems. If the Democrats fail, it is conceivable that Americans will return to the anti-democratic political right that is so energized. This scenari
In my first column Monday on immigration I discussed our population dilemma: Our birthrate is tanking so we need more immigrants. But the immigration issue has almost ended our democracy. Donald Trump, remember, announced his candidacy and got a smash hit when he lashed out – completely unfairly – a
The dozen or so folks who read my columns know that I stay away from controversial topics. So this week I’ll weigh in on immigration policy. I was prompted to this by last week’s The Right Stuff column that I thought was pretty fair and balanced (except for the headline “Citizenship must be earned,”
Letter to the Editor: Is there a place for moderate Americans? because the U.S. government and American private industry historically have worked as a team for the good of all. That team has helped liberate millions from repression and American capitalism has relieved millions from extreme poverty. Should we positively use this government/private collaboration to continue making the world a better place by positively addressing the many disparities and tribulations that remain to be corrected? Or should we continue the current negative practice of declaring one side to have all the correct ...
On the Left: Jim Crow, how are you? Jack Batson: On the Left Extraordinary. That’s the only word that describes today’s American political world. Extraordinary, not normal. There’s nothing ordinary about what our political right is doing. Nothing. History is crashing into the present right before our eyes. The ghost of Jim Crow is returning. Racism reigns again with our nation’s conservative leaders. The Republicans lost the Senate with the election of two Democrats in Georgia. The horror that always lurked on the horizon for the Republicans has finally come: demographics. The percent...