These statements are not meant to ignore the logistics of large numbers of immigrants entering the U.S. because of the opportunities available to everyone. I certainly have no simplistic answers. But one economic factor that always prevails is when there are no jobs available for those here or entering the U.S., there will be no motivation for entering or remaining in a country that is not native to one's self. I know this is not a solution, but a factor in the overall equation.
As I have stated so often in my blogs, nothing substative will emerge in terms of a solution until we shift from survival-based thinking to creative-adaptive thinking. I often ask myself, "If I lived in an economically-limiting situation and was next door to a land of plenty, what woud I do?" As Animal Kingdom professes, resolution begins with seeing through the eyes of others; particularly, those who are less fortunate. Then following with an in-depth understanding of what someone less fortunate really experiences and wants. Not what I hear on the news or what I'm told, but what I can learn for myself from those who are honestly dealing with survival. This opportunity is available to each of us right where we are now! These are two ideas of a place to start with a situation that has centuries of history; from a personal perspective!
However, with respect to the present situation we are forced to resolve or "bandaid," I think Frederick Douglass has said it best for those wanting a change and acceptance:
"Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightening; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a economic one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand; it never has and it never will."
I welcome your comments, as usual. I obviously see only part of a much, much larger puzzle!
Animal Kingdom: A Diversity
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