Funny how almost 20 years ago,Ed Abbey was talking about what now
dominates domestic discussion. I'm speaking of the Immigration Issue.

The subject of illegal aliens is a touchy one ... They come to stay and
they stay to multiply. What of it? say the documented liberals; ours is
a rich and generous nation, we have room for all, let them come. And let
them stay, say the conservatives; a large, cheap, frightened, docile,
surplus labor force is exactly what the economy needs. Put some fear
into the unions: tighten discipline, spur productivity, whip up the
competition for jobs. The conservatives love their cheap labor; the
liberals love their cheap cause …

-- from from One Life at a Time, Please (1988)




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