JimBowie1958
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Has anyone read this book? How would you contrast it from Coulter's 'Adios America'?
From the book....
http://www.amazon.com/How-Many-Too-Progressive-Immigration/dp/022619065X/&tag=ff0d01-20
"I believe that anyone who proves him or herself willing to perform a reasonable amount of useful work over his or her lifetime -- work that our society either finds valuable enough to pay for, or that it depends on and cannot do without, such as child rearing -- should be considered an economic citizen.
"In exchange for meeting their economic responsibilities economic citizens should secure a right to basic provisioning and economic security.
"Progressives seek to decrease disparities in wealth and increase the incomes and economic security of poor and middle-class Americans. We believe that we are all in this economy together and that everyone should benefit from rising prosperity. . .
"Mass immigration widens economic inequality in the United States . . . With labor unions weak and Democratic politicians confused and timid, perhaps the best thing we can do for our fellow workers is to tighten labor markets, so they can negotiate the best possible wages and working conditions for themselves. . . .
"There is something morally wrong in a view that says, 'Let's spread native working-class workers' wealth around to poor immigrants, while successful, well-educated professionals like us reap the benefit in terms of cheaper gardeners, nannies and restaurant meals."
I find this perspective fascinating in that it somehow has survived the Marxist take over of the Democratic Party. But I wonder if any liberal Democrats have even heard of it, much less have really sat down and read the thing and given it some thought.
But what the hell, has anyone read it here, liberal, or conservative, or neocon or libtard?
Anyone?
From the book....
http://www.amazon.com/How-Many-Too-Progressive-Immigration/dp/022619065X/&tag=ff0d01-20
"I believe that anyone who proves him or herself willing to perform a reasonable amount of useful work over his or her lifetime -- work that our society either finds valuable enough to pay for, or that it depends on and cannot do without, such as child rearing -- should be considered an economic citizen.
"In exchange for meeting their economic responsibilities economic citizens should secure a right to basic provisioning and economic security.
"Progressives seek to decrease disparities in wealth and increase the incomes and economic security of poor and middle-class Americans. We believe that we are all in this economy together and that everyone should benefit from rising prosperity. . .
"Mass immigration widens economic inequality in the United States . . . With labor unions weak and Democratic politicians confused and timid, perhaps the best thing we can do for our fellow workers is to tighten labor markets, so they can negotiate the best possible wages and working conditions for themselves. . . .
"There is something morally wrong in a view that says, 'Let's spread native working-class workers' wealth around to poor immigrants, while successful, well-educated professionals like us reap the benefit in terms of cheaper gardeners, nannies and restaurant meals."
I find this perspective fascinating in that it somehow has survived the Marxist take over of the Democratic Party. But I wonder if any liberal Democrats have even heard of it, much less have really sat down and read the thing and given it some thought.
But what the hell, has anyone read it here, liberal, or conservative, or neocon or libtard?
Anyone?