State of Emergency:
The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, by Patrick J. Buchanan


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OnTheIssues.org BOOK REVIEW:

Pat Buchanan really dislikes immigration. Not just illegal immigration, but immigration in general.

...And just about every other grounds you can think of. Buchanan cites John F. Kennedy frequently -- demonstrating how JFK would be considered anti-immigrant today -- and also several times cites Kennedy's book, A Nation of Immigrants. But Kennedy's book was strongly pro-immigrant, even by today's standards, if one doesn't parse out just a few excerpts. But Buchanan's book might be considered the conservative response to JFK's book.

Buchanan verbalizes what the Tea Party currently says, and provides data for the anti-immigrant movement today. Buchanan is pretty extreme in his anti-immigrant attitude -- some might say so extreme as to be anti-Muslim and racist -- but lays out the basis of all of the anti-immigrant attitudes in today's politics.

-- Jesse Gordon, editor-in-chief, OnTheIssues.org, Aug. 2014

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Civil Rights     Pat Buchanan: When 1920s immigration stopped, Black America advanced.     Republican Party: 2005: Southern Strategy was wrong; move to Hispanic Strategy.

Crime     George W. Bush: OpEd: 300,000 felons immigrated during Bush's tenure.

Education     Pat Buchanan: Since 1960s, schools taught shame of America's past.

Foreign Policy     George W. Bush: OpEd: Supported creedal nation, not traditional nation.     Pat Buchanan: Roman Empire fell due to cultural dilution; so might we.     Pat Buchanan: Dying civilization comes from cultural & moral degeneration.     Pat Buchanan: Mexico has historic territorial grievances against US.     Pat Buchanan: Patriotism is the soul of a nation.

Free Trade     Pat Buchanan: Free trade is the Pied Piper to world government.

Health Care     Pat Buchanan: Immigrants infect America with Third World diseases.

Homeland Security     Pat Buchanan: Existential crisis today isn't terrorism but loss of culture.

Immigration     Arnold Schwarzenegger: Strongest issue was promise to undo licenses to illegals.     Democratic Party: Hispanics vote 60%-75% Dem; naturalizing "imports Democrats".     Dwight Eisenhower: OpEd: Treated Mexican border crossings as act of war.     George W. Bush: OpEd: Allowing foreign workers is blanket amnesty.     George W. Bush: 2005: Catch-and-release is an unwise policy & we'll end it.     George W. Bush: Dealing with immigration requires guest worker program.     George W. Bush: Massive deportation is unrealistic.     John F. Kennedy: OpEd: More immigrants today than in JFK's immigration book.     John F. Kennedy: America's capacity to absorb immigration is limited.     John F. Kennedy: Don't make over the face of America with immigration.     Lyndon Johnson: Signed 1965 Immigration Act; but not mentioned in his memoir.     Pat Buchanan: Letting in foreigners was Christian, but killed ancient Rome.     Pat Buchanan: Previous immigration was limited; now it's an invasion.     Pat Buchanan: California is becoming the Third World state of Mexifornia.     Pat Buchanan: Dividing line on immigration is elite vs. workers.     Pat Buchanan: Muslim immigrants retain identity & don't assimilate.     Pat Buchanan: It's a myth that America is a nation of immigrants.     Pat Buchanan: Remove 12 million illegal aliens by attrition & enforcement.     Republican Party: Asian-Americans are natural Republicans, but vote Democratic.     Ted Kennedy: 1965: Immigration Act won't flood America from Third World.

Jobs     Pat Buchanan: Myth of Indispensable Aliens: illegals lower wages by 7.4%.

Principles & Values     Bill Clinton: 1996: swept Latino vote 70% to 21%; among young, 91% to 6%.     Bill Clinton: We define ourselves by allegiance to American values.     George W. Bush: America is united by ideals, not blood or soil.     Pat Buchanan: Won border counties in 1992 primary based on border fence.     Pat Buchanan: 1950s had untroubled consciences; since 1960s we're ashamed.     Ronald Reagan: Eradicating American memory results in erosion of spirit.

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