Two reasons proffered for immigration policy are Political Asylum and Diversity. Political Asylum carries along with it the assumption that our system of government is better than the immigrant's county of origin and that the act of immigration will benefit the individual emigrating and the political situation from which they emigrated. No regime has been overthrown through granting political asylum to a rebel. Corrupt regimes usually fall under the weight of avarice, corruption, and the difficulty in keeping any sizable population of human beings under control. The rebel is best served by remaining in country to continue the fight or become a martyr, which is universally regarded as a great motivator for change unless your the one being martyred.
Diversity is another Doublespeak word that has lost all meaning. It is certainly beneficial to consider that all cultures to have some valuable contributions to the human condition. All cultures are not created equal. Some still hold on to the concept of Royalty or automatically consider some lifestyles, religions, or gender to be illegal. We don't have to import diversity. It already comes over in the form of media and commerce. We are hardly doing that anyway. Most of the immigration is from Mexico and China. And there is no certainty that the immigration will add value to our culture. In a democracy, it is actually nice to have a common language, culture and ideals. Intellectual curiosity about other cultures is a good thing as long as it carries with it the ability to discern the beneficial from the detrimental. It is not necessary to bring in concepts via human beings.
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