Is Third World Immigration a Threat?

Is Third World Immigration a Threat to America's Way of Life?

My belief on immigration has nothing to do with the economy, justice or social order. My beliefs are not based off ideas like the arguments within this reading of Mark Krikorian and Jason L. Riley. My thoughts and opinions on immigration are based from my spiritual beliefs and my beliefs on the universal oneness we have within the world. How we are all connected to one another within this universe is what drives my opinion that no, third world immigration is not a threat to America’s way of life?

My connection to the universe and my connection with people of all backgrounds derives from my connection with a spirit of love, understanding and peace. This has slowly become difficult to accept within a society that looks at my beliefs as if they were “third world”, however, they are my beliefs. I also believe that a question to ask when asked this question, is what is America? To one person it may mean the tried and true Red, White and Blue and all it stands for; the peace and liberty of Men. However, as a black lesbian woman in the United States Army, the peace and liberty of Men that was established upon the backs of others, that same liberty and peace that was not always so for others and what is still being fought for today is not what America or the United States Flag represents for me.

In my opinion, fear is what drives people’s basic ideas for being against immigration. However, people fear a lot of things that are here in America and have for many years, from allowing blacks to eat with whites, or allow gays in the Military when we are already here all along. Krikorian makes good points about the economy, wages and assimilation. What he mentions just supports the idea that some in America are fearful about how immigration effects them and may or may not even notice the resulting occurrences. Riley speaks about the opposite of Krikorian and notes that an economist, Richard Vedder, concluded,...