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Not a little hypocritical sniping in your current diatribe, is there?

With our current level of socialism, I don't think we can afford unrestricted (illegal) immigration of low-skilled workers from south of the border.

The answer is obvious: eliminate socialism, and letting in a large number of low-skilled workers (legally) whould become much easier.

Malkin doesn't like socialism:

http://www.google.com/search?as_q=socialism&hl=en&num=10&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=www.michellemalkin.com&as_rights=&safe=images

So I don't see what's so awful about her.

Am I off base?

I am usually in agreement with your ideas but I must take exception this time. For starters, Ms. Malkin does not fit the 'nativist' image – she and her side of the family are Philipino immigrants themselves. If you were to become aquainted with her writings you would see that she values immigrants and immigration, BUT, she also values the rule of law, especially in a time when terrorism is seen as an acute threat, and the idea of becoming an American as opposed to simply valuing the fact that a person can make money here. Money is not the all-defining aspect of this nation.

Take it from me, a fellow immigrant of Ms. Malkin's – some of us value this country to the point where we dislike being booed by a nation that mistreats its own people to the point where they have to flee in search of a better life elsewhere.

I absolutely love your and Mr. Roberts' (especially Mr. Roberts) Cafe Hayek blog, regularly read it and whole heartedly agree with the free market and Hayakian ideals it represent.

I am deeply dismayed though to read your low ball attack on the honorable Michelle Malkin. I know you and Mr. Roberts pride yourselves on your high academic standards and your reliance on "the data" to make your points.

I am not sure though how the words and phrases you used to describe Ms. Malkin personally and her ideas, namely "hot'n'bothered", "comrades", "nativist", "nationalism rooted in ignorance and fear", advances your point.

In fact, regardless of the validity of your point of view or Ms. Malkin's, your cheap attack does nothing but bring shame upon yourself. It is not my habit to go around telling people what to do, however if it was me, I would apologize to Ms. Malkin and restate you case.

BTW, are you aware that there has been an unrelenting and disgusting attack in the nutroots leftist blogosphere upon Ms. Malkin making obscene use of sterotypes of her ethnic origin and good looks. Hot'n'bothered" huh? Now that will really advance the discussion. You should be ashamed. Since you are obviously disgusted with her ideas, why I wonder were you on her site? Are you too a stereotyping voyeur?

Sorry to be so rough, but Mr. Hayek is probably overturning in his grave.

Tom Fry,
St. Louis, MO

P.S. It seems from what I read that thanks to you, Mr. Robets, et. al., that George Mason is becoming the new "Chicago" for economist, but tell Mr. Roberts that I am very disappointed that he left Wash. U. I live across the street and was enjoying learning through osmosis.

Scott, is that your conclusion from conversation with "one specific data point"?

My wife and I have talked with at least two dozzen legal and illegal Mexican workers in Texas. Most seemed very happy to be here and showed no animosity toward the U.S. citizens. The displeasure with the U.S. government is that they can't be allowed to work freely at jobs offerred them. Many do resent that that government gives them no choice but to obtain work by deceitful means, and then takes a portion of their earnings toward a social security system they will never benefit from.
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Another argument against political government.

The difference between the free flow of capital over borders, and the free flow of human capital over borders, is that human capital has a vote, or may be politically active in some other way.

If, in the name of the principle of liberty, we permit the fee flow of human capital from a largley socialist culture, we may soon lose that liberty altogether.

There's this guy named Thomas Sowell. He's an economist. You may have heard of him. He is the ROSE and MILTON FRIEDMAN Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution.

He too seems a little hot'n'bothered about this whole amnesty thing. Check out his 3-part "Amnesty Fraud" series. (They're accessible from here: http://www.hoover.org/bios/sowell.html).

Like Michelle Malkin, this guy is way over the top. Nevertheless, something about his writings and way of thinking appeals to me. Guess I need one of those 12-step support groups.