by Jim McIntosh | Aug 8, 2013 | Immigration, Observations |
“‘I was taught that we have an American culture to which immigrants will assimilate,’ Mr. King said. ‘And I am incredibly resentful that’s not what’s happening anymore.'” This reminds me of what Ben Franklin wrote about German immigrants:...
by Jim McIntosh | Jul 23, 2013 | Immigration |
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by Jim McIntosh | Aug 29, 2010 | Church, Immigration, Observations |
This being an election year, Republicans have gone wild. Again. In what is an amazingly effective strategy for them, they are demonizing people. Again. This worked in Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” against the African-Americans. This worked when Carl...
by Jim McIntosh | May 27, 2010 | Immigration |
The Migrant (“El Migrante”) by Los Tigres del Norte — in honor of those who have crossed borders to live in other lands, those impacted by prejudice against foreigners and for those, like me, who at time grow homesick: Soy emigrante que sufre Al estar tan...
by Jim McIntosh | May 26, 2010 | Immigration, Observations |
What would have happened if Lance Orton and Duane Jackson, the vendors in Times Square, were undocumented? What would have happened if it occurred in Arizona? Would they have risked calling the police? What would we be doing if the oil in the Gulf were flowing west or...
by Jim McIntosh | May 1, 2010 | Immigration, Observations |
It may be helpful, when thinking about Arizona’s new law, to reread the joint letter written by the U.S. and Mexican bishops about the issue of migration, Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. In it, they do a review of the consistent Catholic...
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