Well, I think there are a lot of tensions in conservative policies on immigration. In particular, those in favor of free markets should also be in favor of free movement of labor if the 'free' in 'free market' is to mean anything at all. But this: "conservative backlash against immigration sits neatly next to conservative lauding of those fine, decent people over there who just want to be free" isn't really fair. Surely lauding those who want to be free isn't logically equivalent to embracing the claim that we should let anyone and everyone live in America if they so desire.
But otherwise I'm not entirely sure what you're on about in this post. I suspect that you're relying on a lot of sweeping generalizations that aren't really true or require a lot of nuancing, e.g., ", immigrating here means that you agree to assimilate" and "we agree to go over and impose our values upon your country". If you were a bit more explicit about the contradiction in which you think you've trapped conservatives, then it'd be a bit easier to respond.
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Date: 24/5/10 13:47 (UTC)But otherwise I'm not entirely sure what you're on about in this post. I suspect that you're relying on a lot of sweeping generalizations that aren't really true or require a lot of nuancing, e.g., ", immigrating here means that you agree to assimilate" and "we agree to go over and impose our values upon your country". If you were a bit more explicit about the contradiction in which you think you've trapped conservatives, then it'd be a bit easier to respond.