Ruth and Naomi Leave Moab, 1860, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872).
Good immigration articles are hard to find. In my experience, just about everything written about immigration in the mainstream press is at best misleading. In many cases, it’s hard not to view it more as fake news than actual reporting, the main purpose of which is not to encourage informed thought on this challenging subject, but to reinforce establishment memes in the mind of John Q. Public.
One such piece is a recent article by Jerry Schwartz titled “US: A nation of immigrants, but ambivalent about immigration.” The piece was published by the very mainstream Associated Press (AP) and found its way to the February 10, 2017 edition of my local newspaper the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Schwartz’ article is remarkable if for no other reason than that it is so typical of what is wrong with the mainstream media in general and its treatment of immigration in particular. Rather than acting to shed light on the topic of immigration, the mainstream media tends to behave more as the ministry of propaganda for establishment interests.
Below are my comments refuting some of the significant the most common errors found in this and many other such bits of establishment immigration propaganda.
Lux Lucet 