In the 21st century, the idea of a society where whites or white Christians dominate and control every social, economic and political lever of society has not gone away. Neither have the attacks on the 14th amendment. Please consider in this regard all your friends, neighbors and relatives that would like to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. That is right. One of the principal demands of the anti-immigrant movement—and we have plenty of that in Kansas—is to end birthright citizenship. Today, the anti-immigrant movement cloaks its concerns in terms such as national security and maintaining lawfully regulated borders. And there are those who actually have those concerns. Differences between legal and illegal immigrants fade into a generalized belief that a brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking tidal wave is about to swamp the white-skinned population of the United States. The attempt to stop undocumented workers at the borders morphs into a campaign to end immigration altogether, to save our supposedly white nation from demographic ruin. The debate on immigration is about to heat up once again. And all Kansans need to make sure that their communities do not promote racist and anti-Semitic ideas. The people of Kansas can celebrate the anniversary of the state’s founding, and be mindful of these past events, and promise themselves a better, more inclusive future by constructing a moral barrier against racism and bigotry of all kinds.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:10:15 +0000
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