Immigration Politics: Undocumented Immigration: A Moral Test for the U.S.

We think that a critical comment, posted on the original website in response to this article, points to the fear underlying the process of criminalizing migrants as "illegal aliens."  It is the fear that the U.S. is in decline and the dream of prosperity for all is fading. Quote: "At a time when America is turning into a third world country a la Mexico, I don’t think we can afford to have tens of millions of illegals using what little resources remain. Just look at what is going on in California and Arizona. And until our economy recovers, hostility towards illegals will remain."

Max Benavidez: Undocumented Immigration: A Moral Test for the U.S. | Capitol Hill Blue: "We are at moment in our national history when we — whether liberal, conservative or whatever — have to recognize that our behavior around the issue of undocumented immigration is a more honest reflection of who we are than who we say we are. It’s time to bring the moral equation into the picture. A nation without a moral compass is nothing more than a collection of economic and social relations without a soul. We’re better than that." Nov. 22, 2010, originally in the Huffington Post