An interesting opinion, with many facts to dispell the arguments and myths.
- - Donna Poisl
by Geoffrey Scowcroft, guest opinion
As the old saying goes, "reasonable people can disagree." Let's be clear: As an immigration attorney, I have my own take on the immigration issue. But that doesn't mean that I regard those people whose views are not in sync with mine as racists or even necessarily wrong. I just ask that people on both sides of the issue get the facts straight before opining on immigration. Many of the people interviewed by Gosia Wozniacka for her article "A Tide of Anger on Immigration" (June 21) are relying on flawed data.
Those who are opposed to legalization, or for that matter immigration in general, tend to raise several issues that resonate with the general public: crime, jobs, societal costs and assimilation. Their perception is that today's immigrants increase crime, reduce the number of jobs available to American workers, drain American society of scarce resources and resist assimilation, holding onto their native tongues and cultural norms rather than succumbing to the American "melting pot." The facts reveal a very different picture.
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