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Stephen Miller’s Uncle Calls Him a Hypocrite in an Online Essay

Responding to an NY Times article, I wrote several bits, one of which was flagged as a TimesPick, likely because the moderator thought it was particularly thoughtful:

The Times Pick
Irving Berlin wrote God Bless America, a song that grew from "his mother, who frequently spoke the words with an emotion he later said “was almost exaltation,” despite their poverty." Although that same song is often the sounding cry of anti-immigrant and nativist sentiments, its roots say so much about America and what it has means for many people, salvation.

It's sad that all reason has gone out the window, that we no longer appreciate the belief in America as the great melting pot, that great human generator, a home of the brave and land of the free. Even more so, study after study points to the benefits of immigration for us, the US, and that has been completely lost in the rhetoric of right-wing zealots. Stephen Miller’s Uncle Calls Him a Hypocrite in an Online Essay
Response to a Libertarian
@FrederickRLynch Thought police? McCarthyism? Those involve the state, which can inflict real horrifying damage. His uncle's opinion is no such thing. In fact, Miller's policies are not simply thought, they are policies enacted, damaging the lives of many people, traumatizing them, more akin to the scourges of government campaigns targeting disfavored groups.

As a political operative, Miller's actions are always open to question. Rather the opposite to your claim, not being allowed to critique the government would be truly fascistic, and of course, the current regime is edging closer and closer to it...
Response to a Denier of Immigration's Benefits
@CS It isn't just about jobs, although that might be your favorite strawman, it encompasses many things, primarily the importance of human rights (the right to belong, to be free from harm) and the belief in the value of immigrants as a social principle. Many feel deeply about this, as we are all children of immigrants, or know recent immigrants who cherish America for the opportunity and freedom.

As for other salient aspects, studies showing:
  • ...how immigration is tied to economic growth
  • ...how immigration is tied to reduced crime
  • ...how immigration is tied to increased government revenues
  • ...how immigration increase innovation, specifically and generally
Humanity and intelligence are on our side.

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