byJonah Goldberg
National Review Online (NRO)
As some longtime readers know, I'm not 100 percent on board with NR's editorial positions on immigration. If tomorrow we truly solved the problem of illegal immigration, I'm sure I would be one of the loudest voices for a more generous — or liberal, if you prefer — policy on legal immigration. I think immigration is good for America, and the world. Politically, I think it is/would be crazy for conservatives to completely cede the nation-of-immigrants narrative to liberals. I'm proud, very proud, of America's immigration story. It drives me crazy that so many American Hispanics have decided that supporting or being soft on illegal immigration is their make-or-break issue. From where I sit, American Hispanics should be extremely receptive to both economic and social conservatism. But their priorities are for them to decide.
As some longtime readers know, I'm not 100 percent on board with NR's editorial positions on immigration. If tomorrow we truly solved the problem of illegal immigration, I'm sure I would be one of the loudest voices for a more generous — or liberal, if you prefer — policy on legal immigration. I think immigration is good for America, and the world. Politically, I think it is/would be crazy for conservatives to completely cede the nation-of-immigrants narrative to liberals. I'm proud, very proud, of America's immigration story. It drives me crazy that so many American Hispanics have decided that supporting or being soft on illegal immigration is their make-or-break issue. From where I sit, American Hispanics should be extremely receptive to both economic and social conservatism. But their priorities are for them to decide.
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