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Sue Seboda 
The Bipartisan Pattern of Inaction Welcome to Part 6. Parts 1 through 5 traced immigration history from the 19th century through the Johnson administration when our modern-day immigration system was established. Johnson canceled the Bracero legal farm worker program spurring substantial illegal immigration. This was done just prior to passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act …
In the Clash Over Immigration, Part 4, we examined the collision of the 1) Hart-Celler Act, 2) cancellation of the Bracero program, 3) birthright citizenship, and 4) powerful factions driven by competing, narrow self-interests. This was the turning point for both legal and illegal immigration that is essentially in place today. As such, it is important to stop and record observations before moving on to the next chapter. While others may connect the dots differently, these are my observations.
The immigration debate has become so politically charged it is difficult to discern the facts through the rhetoric. Competing influence campaigns project an image of tireless and appropriate effort on our behalf. Yet we cannot help but wonder if their efforts are on our behalf or theirs. Since past motivations speak to the veracity of current promises, we must strip away the layers of misleading rhetoric to determine the truth. A clear examination of immigration history is the solvent we need.
As we approach another election, the immigration debate will intensify. The competing factions will ramp up their influence campaigns hoping to gain our support. These marketing efforts have and will include real stories of hardship, abuse and criminality. The stories are likely true. The difficulty is they engage emotions over critical analysis diverting us from …
History is a continuum, an endless stream where the past informs the present, and the present shapes the future. Consequently, the historical record helps us interpret today’s heated immigration debates and chart a course forward. In Part One of this series, we reviewed two recent immigration flash points – the SAVE Act and the partial …
This is part 1 of a 7-part series, where Sue Seboda walks us through how we got to the point where immigration is no longer an asset, but a detriment to these United States.
The first time I visited the Florida Everglades, I was entranced. Layers of beauty, patterned chaos, teeming wildlife, and that unmistakable feel-good energy. It is roughly 1.5 million acres of subtropical wetland often referred to as the “River of Grass”. A place with endless complexity that invites one to contemplate our natural world. While there are …