> You may not be concerned about the crime, but many voters are. So, if we're concerned about crime, let's create a set of laws where we can A) get the immigra

> You may not be concerned about the crime, but many voters are. So, if we're concerned about crime, let's create a set of laws where we can A) get the immigrants we need for demographic and workforce reasons, but B) where we can actually screen and be selective. Plugging our ears and relying upon illegal migrants isn't going to result in good outcomes. > It is not desirable to have separate ethnic groups who "share the same language, culture and faith" distinct from the mainstream. The desirable place is somewhere in the middle. We benefit from distinct identities and varied culture, but we also need to reach enough of a common ground to pull as one nation and for two random people to be able to get along meaningfully. A whole lot of joys that I experience in life come from the ways we're varied, but breaking into enclaves would prevent those joys and weaken us. We tend to reach various kinds of overreactions. Respect for diversity is great, but not to the point to completely reject integration. The avoidance of appropriation-- avoiding adopting traditions of another culture without attribution or respect-- is important, but not to the extent that it prevents mixing or getting along.