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But I don’t see how skirting the topic by keeping out migrants helps you deal with it.
I also don’t understand how the centrists — if that is what Clinton is trying to be this week — expect to battle the populists if they only make them stronger by giving in on immigration. People from country X decide they have no interest in doing their own chores, or perhaps they’ve lost the ability to do them effectively.
I’m all for “dealing with” the migration issue. He’s also a contributor to “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul” and “Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul.” He spent 12 years working for US newspapers – The Arizona Republic (reporter/metro columnist), The Dallas Morning News (editorial board), and The San Diego Union-Tribune (editorial board).
Republicans talk tough and govern soft, while Democrats talk soft and govern tough.
But let’s slip the bonds of provincialism for a moment and think globally. His voice has reached a broad audience, previously being highlighted on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh. A graduate of Harvard College and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, he has also authored books such as "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano," and "American First: The Ethnic Odyssey of an American-Mexican," which discuss themes of identity and politics.
Favoritism is a given.
With everyone sticking to themselves, ignorance thrives and stereotypes flourish.
The universality of the immigration debate makes perfect sense when you think about where it draws its fuel.
I’ve written about this discussion for three decades.
Ruben Navarrette is the most widely read Latino columnist in the country, and the 16th most popular columnist in America according to Media Matters.
The division wrought by immigration doesn’t stop at the borders of the United States. She called upon the leaders of European countries to send a strong signal that they will no longer “provide refuge and support.”
The former secretary of state did praise German Chancellor Angela Merkel for being “very generous and compassionate” in welcoming Syrian refugees into her country, even though the policy seems to have ended her political career.
Navarrette lives in the San Diego area with his wife, and three children.
As many Americans have likely figured out by now, immigration is by far the most divisive issue in the United States.
In fact, in speeches, I often refer to it as the most divisive issue that Americans have had to contend with since slavery.
The immigration debate divides our country — by race, class, geography, ideology, profession, ethnicity, national origin, etc.
It divides neighbors, friends, coworkers, and family members.
The curious part is that, in country after country, the fault lines seem oddly familiar.
Look what’s happening in northern Mexico, where thousands of Central American migrants and refugees have gathered after abandoning their homes and traveling hundreds of miles in search of better lives, safer surroundings, and brighter futures.
You would think that Mexicans — who are constantly on the move to the United States for similar reasons — would, of all people, have empathy and compassion for their displaced neighbors.
Sadly, many Mexicans didn’t react that way.
On radio, he has been interviewed on dozens of local and national shows. The other 50 percent, I would estimate, is an illegitimate mixture of racism, nativism, hatred, condescension, and fear.
The ingredients in that toxic cocktail are part of human nature. He judged the contest for the Pulitzer Prizes in 2013 and 2014, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary by the Washington Post Writers Group in 2012.
He also served as a panelist on the PBS’ All-American Presidential Forum in 2007, where he posed questions to Democratic candidates. On television, Navarrette has appeared on dozens of shows. One minute, she would pander to white voters in the suburbs by declaring on a New York radio station, in 2005, that she was “adamantly against illegal immigrants.”
The next, she was pandering to Latino voters by criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families and pledging to support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Now, in a recent interview with the Guardian, Clinton advised Europe to “get a handle on migration” because that is the one issue above all others that helped light the fire of right-wing populism.
His extensive involvement in radio and television complements his written work, providing a multimedia approach to his commentary.
Navarrette's contributions to journalism have been recognized with nominations and awards, such as a Pulitzer Prize nomination in Commentary in 2012 and winning first place in column writing from the California Newspaper Publishers Association in 2006.
In fact, they reacted horribly. And — when it comes to what drives it — I have a fairly good idea of how the pie chart breaks down.
I’d dedicate 10 percent each for legitimate concerns over rule of law, public safety, the strain on public services, territorial sovereignty, and changing demographics.