JD Vance Discovers Immigration, All Kinds, Is Bad
Vance's grand pronouncement, that even properly vetted individuals pose a threat, isn't new. It’s a consistent, cyclical narrative. This stance conveniently sidesteps the historical fact that every wave of newcomers, from the Irish to the Italians to the Polish, faced similar nativist paranoia, only to eventually be deemed 'American enough' (often just in time to demonize the next group). It's not
about 'legality'; it's about who gets to define 'us' and 'them' on any given Tuesday, a definition that conveniently tightens when political capital is low or xenophobia is high among the base. One might wonder if the concern for national identity extends to the billions of dollars in foreign aid, often with no strings attached, that flow out of this same nation. Apparently, capital inflows are
fine, but human beings following established processes are a bridge too far. How many times will we hear the 'great replacement' theory repackaged before we call it what it is: a fear-mongering tactic to distract from actual policy failures?