28.05.07
A Cynic Construes Immigration
Democrats favor amnesty ―
they respect humanity.
Republicans oppose it ―
they respect the rule of law.
The fact is, they both believe
new voters would be Democrats.
Bush and business side with Dems:
the country needs immigrants
to do jobs Americans won’t.
The public sides with Republicans:
cheap labor depresses wages.
Business really thinks immigrants
work harder than Americans at any wage.
The public does too, and they don’t
want that kind of competition.
Talk of walls, and penalizing employers,
generates smoke to make Lou Dobbs choke
before he notices Republicans joining
the business side of the argument.
Standing on principle never helps
politicians who are broke.
[...] From Ken Duncan. [...]
pingback at 03. June 2007