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We allow people to immigrate because of their humanity and our humanity.  It’s not about low income or high income.  That’s dangerous, amoral thinking.[/quote]

No you don't.  You allow people to immigrate because they have sponsorable family here, because they have a sponsorable job, or because (in very few cases) because they deserve asylum.  Humanity is shared by everyone on the planet but the majority will never be allowed to immigrate. Please don't perpetuate the lies that immigration has anything to do with humanity or with whatever myth is carved into Lady Liberty.  And to the degree that people are chosen to immigrate based on certain criteria, making income one of these criteria is perfectly reasonable. [/quote]

Not really.  Lots of immigrants come with no skills and are grateful for the opportunity. Their kids then succeed.  Immigration is about humanity and little  else.

The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.  Leviticus 19:34[/quote]

No one cares about Leviticus so keep it for your Sundays.

Immigration is about what immigration laws say.  There is no need to wait a generation: you can decide to let in immigrants who already have skills and they'd be just as grateful for the opportunity. Humanity is mentioned never in the Immigration and Nationalization Act, and that's what decides who gets to go, not bloody Leviticus.[/quote]
DP.. shouldn't Trump' Evangelicals and Catholics care about the Bible?

But the ^PP is correct, historically, immigration here hasn't been about SES.  You might say, "Well, that was then. We don't need those kinds now", but you could apply that same argument to so many other US laws, especially the 2nd amendment. If you open the door to changing things like the 14th amendment, you should be open to changing all the amendments, including the 2nd.

It's funny that for a group that wants to hold on to tradition, you don't seem to want to hold on to the tradition of allowing in poor immigrants, which allowed most of your ancestors, like Trump's grandfather, to come to the US.[/quote]

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