Here's another point which is never mentioned about aggressive immigration; each antimerit immigration cohort increases the likelihood of socialized medicine, a national health care funding system. If and when this happens, medical technology will go backward, for the first time since the middle ages. If several technologies go backward, such as medical, transport and power generating, at the same time, we reproduce the dark age conditions. Restriction of immigration can avoid two of these at least.

The author seems to be living in the same country that I am and is aware of the destructive "us vs. them" political debate that makes popular talk shows but accomplishes little.

What the author blatantly misses is that there are still many people and leaders who do not subscribe to that method of debate but instead are interested in a discussion of practical policies to address issues like immigration. President Bush himself, McCain and even Kennedy have made practical contributions to the debate.

Unfortunately the hard work needed to address problems don't get the ratings or sell newspapers as much as a group of marginally educated fanatics putting on a whine-fest.