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Victor Davis Hanson “That they were poor and ignored in Mexico is considered almost natural; that they are still poorer than others after coming a foot north of the border and spending a second on U.S. soil becomes proof of the failure of America itself.”<\/em><\/p>\n The Manhattan Project Of Illegal Immigration <\/strong><\/p>\n Why do millions of Mexican nationals see America as racist, exploitative \u2014 and worth everything to get to and stay in?<\/strong><\/p>\n We all are familiar with the debates surrounding illegal immigration: absolute versus flexible laws; amnesty versus deportation or earned citizenship; closed versus open borders; entitlement dependency versus work no one else will do.<\/p>\n We also know the debates over the causation of this perfect storm that has resulted in 12 to 15 million illegal aliens residing in the United States. Was it the Right\u2019s desire for cheap labor or the Left\u2019s wish for more constituents, or both?<\/p>\n Was it abetted by the middle-class habit of wanting inexpensive nannies, housekeepers, and gardeners, and facilitated by the professional Latino elite\u2019s dream of remaking American demography, with the ensuing careerist windfalls?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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