You have demonstrated that the expression, "the right," has no content. Is it not obvious that so-called "nativist" elements are no more than fools to be manipulated?

Few things are more important than that conservatives realize that their own Darwinist Right is just as vile as the far Left.

The far right may be as vile as the far left, but they're not in a position to force their view of the world on the whole planet as their counterparts on the left have done.

I enjoy this blog on most issues but am vexed by your inability to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration. By being blase about the latter, you have allowed the country to make the former harder. I am for immigration - of the legal variety. A country has the right to choose who it lets in. And, FYI, I am a legal naturalized Hindu citizen.

There's no difference between legal and illegal immigrants, just between people who think immigrants should be illegal and Americans.

I want more Indians & fewer Mexicans, which means we need to control our borders and streamline the legal immigration process.

Ah, OJ, that's just it. To the far Right, there is a difference. They would not push or vote for quotas, but once racist Democrats have gotten them, the Law must be enforced. Far as I can tell, the law has stopped being an imperfect tool used by imperfect people; It has become an Icon that must not bend, much like the Constitution is for some people. Thus the frothing about how Bush and McCain have Betrayed us all with campaign finance reform. No thought is given on the far Right that a little bending now may save you from breaking later.

V-Syal: OJ has this thing about certain distinctions not being fit topics of conversation for "decent" people.

He fully recognizes the distinctions but just chooses to ignore them for a higher purpose.

In this case, I believe it is the noble cause of discrediting the racist "darwinist" Right.

OJ takes the same approach with nationalism...

Plus, it really is impressive how complex the chain of reasoning is that leads OJ to his position re: immigration. "Nonsense on stilts" is spot on to me.

Of course, he's reached the right conclusion. It's jsut that he's gotten there via a kooky route...

Finally, I'm confident OJ actually agrees with you. He just refuses to acknowledge it in order to lay into the bad guys...

Ralph:

Bingo! Immigration controls are always about nothing more than picking and choosing by race.

And the current system picks & chooses by who's closest geographically. That's better how?

Nativism is Nationalism. America just isn't a nation.

Whatever "America" is, I think we should get to choose our new recruits by some criterion other than who's most willing and able to break the law and sneak across a border.

At least the "cross shark infested waters and tag the beach" test for Cubans rewards strength and determination. The "willingness to walk across the Rio Grande at night" test just selects for scofflaws.

The title of this post was "IMPORTING THE SUPERIOR CULTURE".

Do you believe all cultures other than the US are superior? (I don't think you do, but if you do, why?)

If you *don't* believe that, shouldn't we choose which cultures are most superior and import those?

Americans are self-selected, so it doesn't matter how they get here. The journey home is just easier for those coming from Mexico than those coming from India.

No. The immigrants are Americans. The racists trying to keep them out are unAmerican. It is the Darwinist Right's lack of culture that is inferior to the Christianity/Hinduism/Islam of the incoming.

Why should we want people without the gumption to come here irrespective of unjust laws?