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Average Rating: Rating: - Another Great Book From Hanson I have read every book written by Hanson. From the hoplites of ancient Greece, the farming crisis of the 80's, the history of warfare and culture, the teaching of the classics and now this searching analysis of the debacle of our non-policy on immigration, I have been astonished at how skillfully this man writes and with what intelligence he cuts to the essence of whatever subject he addresses. In the present book Hanson turns his gaze to a subject he is personally familiar with: the transformation of his native California by massive illegal immigration from Mexico. Hanson is not anti-Mexican. He has several Mexican relatives, his daughters are dating Mexican-Americans and most of the people he grew up with are Mexican-American or Mexican. What Hanson is opposed to is our feckless non-policy on immigration which allows steady waves of illegals to flood our border states and does not give us time to allow us to assimilate the Mexican immigrants here. Hanson believes strongly that the vast majority of immigrants, given time and opportunity, will assimilate and become good citizens. However it is impossible for this to be accomplished unless we gain control of our southern border and curb most illegal immigration. A timely book on a major issue that both the Republican and Democrat parties steadfastly ignore. Rating: - Much needed plain talk Hanson's understanding of the causes of, the benefits of, and the problems brought by illegal Mexican immigration is visceral. He has grown up and worked with them, taught their children, and welcomed them into his family. These are the people who are creating an overwhelming subculture in California and other Southwestern states. His analysis of the result of our misguided immigration policies and multicultural miseducation is thoughtful and provocative. The homogenization by American Pop culture and consumerism is taking some of the edge off potential cultural clashes, but that provides only a temporary stay. He concludes that the only solution to the problem of the growing underclass of illiterate unskilled immigrants lies in enforced immigration policy and rapid cultural assimilation of legal immigrants. We must renew the emphasis on educating all our children about the qualities and history of American society and government. This book will no doubt gather the wrath of those in the "race industry" whose livelihoods depend on sustaining race-based separatism. But all those for whom the future of an America that can sustain the greatness of its past will find this a very informative and readable book. Rating: - THE book on immigration This is simply a brilliant book--written from the heart by an excellent writer. All the policy analyses on the issue of immigration don't come close to indicating the human dimensions of the problem the way this book does. Victor Hanson, whose family has been in California for five generations and who runs a family farm (in addition to being a classics professor and writer of military history), frames the important issues in a way no other writer has. The conclusion he reaches--that we stand at a crossroads in which we will either have to choose assimilation for our immigrants or cultural chaos--and the literary ability he displays in reaching this conclusion makes this the most important book I've ever read on this subject.

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