Number 419
Number 419 25 February 2016 History, n. An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. Muslim Immigration Into The USA The Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank/activist organization, has prepared a video interview of Joel Fetzer, the author of a recent book, Open Borders And International Migration Policy (information here). The text deals (in part) with the complaints made by anti-immigrant factions. Historical examples include anti-Chinese bigotry and tension generated by the arrival in the USA of Irish and Latin-American immigrants. Overall, the video is factual, thoughtful, and on target; it demonstrates the inaccuracy of claims made about the impact of the immigrants on the economy and society. One unexpected result, the virtual death of the Republican Party in California, is of particular interest because it implies that anti-immigrant policy can be a lethal threat to the groups that espouse it. Do watch the video. Note, then, that the video does not mention Islamic immigration into Europe, nor does it point out that Islam is a collection of sects that, in many cases, have tried for centuries to exterminate each other. In fact there is no meaningful similarity to be found between, on the one hand, the antagonisms of native-born US Protestants who reacted angrily to the arrival of large numbers of Roman Catholic Irish, and, on...
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