March 10, 2016
NATIVISM WITH A SIDE OF SELF-LOATHING:
Marco Rubio Says His Immigration Policies Would Have Kept His Parents From Entering the U.S. (Claire Landsbaum, 3/10/16, NY Mag)
When asked by an audience member whether his immigration policy would shut out people like his parents, who immigrated from Cuba, Rubio replied it "wouldn't shut them out, but it's a different process." He went on, "When my parents arrived in the U.S. in 1956, my dad had a fourth-grade education. My mom had about the same. If they came today under those circumstances, they would really struggle to succeed" because they wouldn't have the necessary skills to be competitive in today's job market.He went on to say that modern immigration policy "has to be primarily based on merit" and that immigrants "should be able to prove what skills [they'll] bring to the U.S." In other words, if they tried to enter the country today, Rubio's parents probably wouldn't have made the cut.
Now ask the follow up : How would excluding your parents have made America a better place?
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 10, 2016 7:19 PM