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To: epicure who wrote (19311)	5/21/2006 1:20:35 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541347

his ending paragraph with it's "purity of culture" overtones, is a bit...anglocentric (to put it in the nicest way I can think of) You read something nativist into that that I didn't. trying to make decisions to protect the purity of one's culture is probably not a good road to travel (judging by those who have travelled it before.) If we want a well-traveled positive example, I would think that the melting pot is one. It seems to have worked well for us whereas pure culture and multi-culture have worked less well elsewhere. I support the melting pot and will until I either see it fail of get wind of something better. Support of the melting pot means gradual and diverse immigration. IMO the "cultural purity" in question is the American system, not Anglo purity.

To: epicure who wrote (19311)	5/21/2006 7:04:00 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541347

Thought you might be amused by a different take on the bigotry in that article. Found it on PfP. >>But then Helprin does what too many conservative intellectuals are wont to do: He takes cheap shots at the grassroots activists who support border security (like the Minuteman Project), calling them "a febrile militia of Willie Nelson look-alikes" and accusing them of "polluting" the immigration debate with nativism, racism, xenophobia, and protectionism. These are outrageous remarks that you would expect from The Nation or Daily Kos, not from someone who was a speechwriter for Bob Dole and who strongly supports the Republican Party.<< americanthinker.com