“I am astonished that this story has generated so little comment. Does the U.S.A. actually need 12,000 illiterate African Muslims at this point in time? There are, of course, all sorts of taboos in play here–the immigration taboo, the Muslim taboo, the race taboo, so perhaps I should not be astonished. But can’t we at least talk about this? Presumably Americans, a humane and compassionate people, would like to have some kind of refugee policy: but is this the one we want? If there has been any large public debate about this, I missed it.” – John Derbyshire, National Review Online. From time to time, I get emails advising me to rename this award for right-wing hyperbole. And then Derb makes a statement like this. He wonders why Americans aren’t outraged at the fact that a group of Africans, persecuted for centuries, now have a chance of freedom in the new world. Derb, that’s the meaning of America. After all this time, do you still not get it?
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