41 ordspråk av Tamar Jacoby
Tamar Jacoby
Once upon a time, there was a clear set of choices that people made. Now there are so many choices of how to think, how to define ourselves.
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Some people are going to say it's amnesty, and others are going to say it creates a second-class caste of workers. It's a non-starter for both sides.
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Sooner or later we all will have to face the fact that most of the 11 million are here to stay, and it is in our interest as much as theirs to find a way for them to do so legally. There is simply no practical alternative. The only real question before us is how to structure the transition.
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The bishops getting involved reminds people of the whole picture. The church goes beyond the illegality and economic concerns to bring in morality concerns.
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The chamber went all-out saying this really matters to us.
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The debate will be intense and emotional — and the senators to watch are the Republican reformers, especially Chairman Specter.
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The president is hanging back and letting the Senate do the work. But if they can bring back a comprehensive bill that he can say with a straight face is not amnesty, that's something he can get behind.
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The president made clear that the most effective thing he could do in the short term is to make the case to the country.
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The tough-talking swagger of the kind we're hearing from people in Congress who want enforcement only is not a political winner. It won't solve problems, and it won't win votes.
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Their political judgment is that weighing in on the specifics is not the most effective strategy for them.
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There's always this sense among Republicans that 'sealing the border' will be a winner. But it never works. There's probably about 15 percent of the Republican base that are adamant about the issue and will vote on it.
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They are watching very carefully what's going on in Congress and I think they are prepared to encourage the right kind of program ... as it comes out of Congress. He understands he's going to have a big role to play in persuading the public that whatever the answer is, it isn't an amnesty.
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They feel, and I think they are right, that they are going to have their best leverage in conference.
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They're screaming out. They're fed up and they've discovered creative ways to go about venting their frustration.
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This deal makes moral sense. We should treat people who put down roots in a community differently than we treat the recently arrived.
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