Stephen Miller: Immigration Imports Societies, Not Individuals

This is one of the things I'm afraid of.

   Not that I'm the biggest fan of either Stephen Miller or Breitbart.

   Mass immigration that produces ethnic and cultural enclaves of foreigners is a bad idea.

   Yes, this is, to some extent, how immigration to the U.S. has operated historically. And yes, it worked out fine.

   But the developments of vast Hispanic enclaves in e.g. Los Angeles, and crime-riddled Somali enclaves in e.g. Minneapolis are serious cause for concern. I'd halt any immigration that contributes to the growth of such enclaves.

   And this isn't even to mention what's happening in Europe--not just enclaves, but no-go zones for non-Muslims...and even police.

   Progressives are committed to importing large numbers of foreigners--the more foreign the better. Sometimes they will even admit that this is a largely aesthetic choice--they simply like the idea of living in a radically multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-lingual society. You can practically hear then squealing with delight at the idea of their local Farmer's Market slowly transforming into some kind of polyglot bazaar.

   Me, I don't let such aesthetic preferences influence my policy positions. I just want to know what will contribute to the survival and flourishing of the nation, and of our liberal Constitutional republic. And, of course, what will detract from that. There's no good reason to allow immigration that fosters the growth of sub-cultures that could detract from our flourishing. Foreigners have no right to move to the United States. so if we have any concerns about them coming here, that's a no.

   I'm more than happy for people to come here if they want to come and they will make good Americans. National origin, religion, etc. don't matter much to me--except mainly as indicators of whether individuals will make good Americans. But e.g. national origin and religion are sometimes just about the only indicators we have. The left's view is basically: let everybody in and hope for the best. But that is a stupid view. One reason they accept it seems to be that they think that the radical transformation--or destruction--of the U.S. wouldn't be such a bad thing. Especially since any such radical transformation will probably be in a leftist direction.

   My view has become: the U.S. in a perilous state. We're teetering on the verge of a collapse into totalitarian leftism and/or Europe-esque ethnic and religious fragmentation. We need to stabilize. And that means, inter alia, slowing immigration rates.

   Deporting all illegal aliens is obviously a good idea in itself--but it's also a way to slap down the insane left. That left is so used to running the country and deciding its direction that it is driven to hysteria at the thought that we might actually enforce laws of which it doesn't approve. Relentlessly enforcing them in the face of the hysterical, whistle-blowing leftist mobs is a way to break their spirit--a way to show them that they can't get their way simply by insisting on it.

   And, of course, as usual, I could be wrong about this. Perhaps mass, more-or-less indiscriminate immugration will work out fine in the end. I'm just not willing to bet on it. Because, unlike the left, I think that the destruction of the USA would be a catastrophe.