Reply #28: Well said. I think this immmigration debate is the new gay marriage.

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It's meant to distract Americans from the bigger issues and it's framed from the beginning in a way that only allows the conservative, neoliberal interpretation (the equivalent with gay rights was that it was framed in terms of the two most conservative institutions in our culture, marriage and serving in the military, leaving no room to discuss worker's rights, living wages, and affordable health insurance).