Immigration Mania

The manic panic settling over Pennsylvania lately is indeed disturbing. Incumbent politicians hoping to quell the anger of the state of the nation are putting all the blame on immigrants and it's taking hold with racist voters looking for someone to blame other than themselves. After all, these are the same "angry white men" who voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 based on his campaigns of fear. They actually voted against their own economic interests and have paid the price. Now, to ward off accountability, the GOP is trying to blame illegal immigrants for all the problems their failed policies have created.

And residents all over northeastern Pennsylvania are buying the argument. The sad part is that they are, again, voting against their own economic interests in so doing. These new ordinances are going to result in numerous, costly lawsuits against small towns like Shenandoah. They are going to devastate them financially and then these same angry white men will get even angrier and find someone else to blame. Who's next on their list, Jews, African Americans, women? This ugliness has to stop.