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Entry: Submission Accomplished Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/submission_accomplished#16532 Post contents: Dear John, You may need to hold back on the frothy drink a little. You say "- By rewarding migrants who mocked our laws with one of the most valued commodities on earth—U.S. citizenship—we will guarantee an increased flow of new illegals" yet the idea that US citizenship is held in utmost regard may be a thing of the past.I think it is a delusional and, or, self regarding (perhaps ignorant) view to imagine certain peoples from the rest of the world are conniving to get into the US. Europe, UK, Scandanavia, Canada, Australia & New Zealand are all places that people desire, and risk their lives, to emigrate to. The truth may be that the US at this stage of its existence may in fact be an empire at the precipice of decline . Its dependence on oil and its extravagance in spending its wealth on external ( perhaps superfluous) meddling in external affairs may be its unneccessary and unfortunate unravelling. Its success (in a so called democratic, capitalist society), though perhaps in the long run its greatest weakness, has been its ability to maintain within a great deal of economic and cultural losers the belief that they, and their country, are superior to whatever else is going on in the wider world. Rampant nationalism, isolationist education and ever present external fears and threats may be what has maintained this. Dont be surprised that one day they may be rushing for the Canadian borders, amongst others. Regards Tony Sent at: 2008 09 07