Comments on: Tancredo Says: STOP ALL LEGAL Immigration (His Fellow Candidates Vehemently Disagree)

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Tancredo to leave House next year

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Tancredo to leave House next year — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:22:38 +0000

[...] for Salazar in 2010? If the last one, a follow-up question: Does America need a senator who opposes legal immigration, [...]

By: Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstÃ©s

Dr. Clarissa Pinkola EstÃ©s — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:20:55 +0000

Hi Jognrohan… I couldnt offer stats on all countries
you listed, otherwise I’d have to make a comment into another article, lol… but thanks sincerely for bringing other coutries into the issue. They all have much legal and also, not legal immigration. But I just put a link to this one and quoted from it here for you…
I appreciate your thoughts which led to me looking into and learning more about how other countries deal with these matters.

I think that one of the critical concerns of cutting off Legal Immigration is that there are literally tens of thousands in process RIGHT NOW by INS/ State Dept, as we speak. who have BEEN in the system of huge red tape, HUGE tangling of red tape, for years. My two cents worth? It’s not a Tancredo ‘radical’ idea, it’s punative to
the law-abiding who have applied for status, and to suggest cutting off Legal immigration is cavalier toward those families and individuals’ lives. Legal solutions paired with humane solutions
are not incompatible.
This is re Japan:
” The overall trend toward the settlement of newcomer immigrants is also indicated by the rise in the annual number of permanent resident authorizations, from less than 10,000 in 1996 to nearly 20,000 in 1999 and to 48,000 in 2004. The “permanent resident” status, for which there is no limit to the length of stay in the country, differs from the long-term resident status noted above. Meanwhile, approximately 15,000 people, mainly Koreans and Chinese, have been naturalized every year. ”
the link is here:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=487

By: johnrohan

johnrohan — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:21:10 +0000

I’m not sure if I agree with Tancredo, but it is amazing that the idea should seem so dangerously radical.
Many nations, such as China, Japan, South Korea, etc, essentially have zero immigration. And their economies are still growing.

JR
http://shieldofachilles.blogspot.com

LonewackoDotCom
Yes, thank you. I am aware, esp of the many quotas re your (d. Also, your (e. has merit too. Assimilation is an issue from all sides.
dr.e

By: LonewackoDotCom

LonewackoDotCom — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:39:46 +0000

I’m sure this is going to be difficult to understand, but:
a) Tancredo has been calling for a moratorium for some time,
b) as stated above, he’s not calling for a permanent end to legal immigration,
c) there’s no law or rule saying the U.S. has to admit over 1 million people per year
d) there have been long stretches in our history with little immigration
e) assimilation is a very major problem in the U.S. today (if you don’t believe me, move to L.A.), and a pause would allow that to occur; the current situation with massive immigration definitely makes the situation far worse.