[lit-ideas] Re: question on immigration
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:48:32 +0100
JE>> >>as supporting the right of illegal immigrants
> and in particular their children not to starve to
> death, not to go unhoused, not to be deprived of
> medical treatment, while they remain, albeit
> illegally, in the US.
EY> So you would be okay with the illegals and their
> children being treated, fed, sheltered,
> soothed--whatever--and then immediately deported?
not necessarily. Obviously you have to try to enforce your laws but
experience here (where admittedly we deal mainly with failed asylum-seekers)
shows that feeding people then throwing them on a plane home is not
necessarily the correct policy.
Otoh our policy has to cover rather more nationalities than yours and we
have a list of countries to which failed asylum-seekers may not be returned
given the possibility of their being tortured there.
Judy Evans, Cardiff
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From: "Eric" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 7:29 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: question on immigration
> >>as supporting the right of illegal immigrants
> and in particular their children not to starve to
> death, not to go unhoused, not to be deprived of
> medical treatment, while they remain, albeit
> illegally, in the US.
>
>
> So you would be okay with the illegals and their
> children being treated, fed, sheltered,
> soothed--whatever--and then immediately deported?
> The ultimate velvet glove...followed by a rush to
> the door?
>
> Carol's points about the cost of the Iraq War, the
> tax breaks to the superrich, also make sense. We
> should end offshored corporate tax havens and tax
> shelters immediately.
>
> All the forms of institutionalized
> parasitism--whether "illegal" immigration or
> offshore corporate tax sheltering--should be
> reduced. At the same time we should treat everyone
> with generosity and respect.
>
> These are not necessarily contradictory impulses,
> but part of the same impulse--to make a better
> society.
>
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