Pro-Latino Immigration
This is website, which as the name
suggests, is an organization seeking to share information on open border
policies, which the general slant being very liberal, and pro immigration of
almost any kind. The link provided takes us to a list of US specific headings
with links to various arguments to open up the US borders. The headings are listed
as pragmatic benefits, philosophical arguments, and tradition with various
subheadings to go alongside this. Often, the more conservative argument against
those who are pro-immigration is that it their arguments are not pragmatic;
rather they are simply morally postured and would have an adverse effect on the
economy. Here, the points for pragmatism form the liberal point of view are
benefit to economy, exaggerations about reductions in wages, exaggeration of
criminality, links between immigration and terrorism are incorrect and that
immigrants come to work, not claim. One of the links seems to suggest that more
developed countries benefit more from immigration as these immigrants will
provide labor and entrepreneurship. There is much fault with this as it does
not address the cultural differences between various countries, is not specific
to the country taking the immigration of where it is coming from. This leaves
the argument feeling somewhat hollow despite it being labeled as US specific.
It also does not take into account the literacy rate, levels of education, nor
does it provide any statistic about Latin immigration having strong potential
for entrepreneurship. Sadly, this article attempts to take a pragmatic
standpoint on immigration but fails miserably to provide any context,
statistics or any well backed up argument.
Anti-Latino Immigration
This article from CFR.org attempts a much
more level headed discussion around Mexican immigration, seeking to point out
key statistics relevant specifically to the US and Mexico. It does so by
providing statistics on population, law, American general consensus from trusted
sources, Congressional legislation, Executive orders (Presidential orders),
state and local stances, as well as prospect for the future. This article sets
itself out to be un-biased, however, the outcome would certainly suggest that
the United States has no other option other than to implement controls on
immigration, and certainly on illegal aliens. In order to have a sensible debate
on the issue, facts and figures are completely essential. Those arguments of
moral posture should always be brought to the debate but never considered over
statistics and reality. This has distorted the debate massively with the politically
correct aiming to brand anyone who seeks control on immigration as a ‘racist’
or a ‘xenophobe’. This article excellently executes thought provoking for
liberals and conservatives alike without bridging the gap into being overly
biased, much like the first article.
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