The Critical Critic wrote:
Good question. I think states should have their own, because each state is its own. It is only through the forming of our constitution that unites us as one. The 50 states are each individual, always retaining the authority to secede if they so choose. Under these circumstances wouldn’t it be prudent to have a set of policies conducive to the individual states? As far as benefiting... I suppose it would have to be concerns relating to labor and accepted societal norms, aiming for the least amount of friction between the people. A lot easier said and done in say the 18th and 19th centuries than in the 21st. Today, I wouldn’t mind necessarily if the general government was tasked with immigration, it is a formidable one with so many fleeing their countries for any number of reasons. However at the same time, I would not agree with the general government having the authority to plant a giant bloc of immigrants into a any state without that state having any recourse for objecting. Which brings me back to the fact that we need an amendment.
My apologies for the delay, life got in the way.
Good question. I think states should have their ow... (
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You make good points, especially about which way the power flows in the Constitution. As I said earlier, I'm confronting my own preconceived notions about immigration issues and where they belong in our system. I appreciate that you consider that the federal gov't might have to be tasked with immigration policy because of complexity, despite your misgivings about how it might should be. That makes the issues easier to discuss, as opposed to rigid ideology.
And no worries about the delay...life does happen. Til the next time...take care.