Immigration and the Heckler's Veto
'Shut up!' they explained, plus a fuller picture from Frederick
By Andrew R. Arthur on October 9, 2019
Two recent articles about immigration from the Washington Post, one discussing separate outdoor rallies on October 6, 2019, about the 287(g) program in Frederick, Md., and another detailing the aborted attempts of Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan to give keynote remarks at a conference at Georgetown University the next day, underscore the nature of discourse on the topic in the United States today. Not to give away the ending, but it is not the healthy debate that this weighty subject deserves.
First, there is this bit of insight from Frederick County Council President M.C. Keegan-Ayer (D): "People are having a visceral reaction to the divisiveness of the nation. ... It's tearing our county apart." When you glance over this statement, it appears to be the sort of bland observation that one would expect to hear from a major player in what is essentially the Single A-baseball of American politics. That is probably a little unfair to the local Class A Frederick Keys, which has a lovely ballpark and several good food selections for fans.
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