Monthly Archives: October 2018

Legal Immigration Into the United States (Part 4): Why Control National Boundaries?

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

[In case you missed it, here is Part 3] As I write, currents of opinion are rather suddenly surfacing in the US that are both anti-state and, ultimately, anti-nation. They want the state’s capacity to control its borders with respect … Continue reading →

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Legal Immigration Into the United States (Part 3): National Boundaries

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

[In case you missed it, here is Part 2] National boundaries – the boundaries of nation-states – serve several purposes, most associated with some form of self-defense. Much of what is being defended is quite concrete, such as territory and natural … Continue reading →

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Legal Immigration Into the United States (Part 2): The Nation-State

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

[In case you missed it, here is Part 1] Nation-states, because of their dual nature, shape migrations in two conceptually related but subtly different ways. First, nation-states historically have borders that are comparatively impermeable to human flows. That’s the “state” … Continue reading →

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Legal Immigration Into the United States (Part 1): Introduction

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

This an essay about legal immigration. It includes a theoretical framework, essential facts, and subjective opinions. In this old-fashioned piece, there is no pretense of scholarly detachment. It’s a personal endeavor that I hope will be useful to others. I … Continue reading →

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Bomb Envy

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

Pipe bombs were addressed in the past three days to former Sec. of State Clinton, to former Pres. Obama, to former CIA Director John Brennan, and to billionaire leftist George Soros . Another device seemed to have been addressed to … Continue reading →

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Christine Balsey Ford gang near-raped (again) by fifty Senators, including three women!

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

I listened to NPR, this Sunday morning. (I make myself do it every day or nearly so). The commentators sounded as if they believe that but for a small sliver of testimony lacking, it would have been definitely proven that … Continue reading →

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Why I Have Been Absent

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Jacques Delacroix

Dear friends: I have been inactive on this blog recently for two good reasons. The first reason is that I am still working on a big essay  on legal immigration into the US, with facts, observations and opinions. The second … Continue reading →

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