Easterblogg on the Bush immigration plan.
Whatever else you think of the George W. Bush immigration plan, just focus on this: It will make life better for millions of the disadvantaged. How often does any government action achieve this? And shouldn’t a better life for the needy be among the first goals of government policy? Surely it should be among the first goals of liberal government policy. That a conservative president has done something to help millions of people with money problems, little power and an anxiety-filled life–the meek, in New Testament terms–seems such a departure from the script that the anti-poverty aspects of the Bush initiative are simply being ignored.