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The Classicist: Immigration Rhetoric Vs. Reality

As the right gets serious about illegal immigration, the left goes to new rhetorical extremes.

The Classicist•July 2, 2018
The Classicist: Immigration Rhetoric Vs. Reality

Victor Davis Hanson responds to the rhetorical escalation over immigration policy, explains how political dynamics in Mexico are shaping the current migration influx, and reflects on what a sensible immigration policy would look like.

 

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