Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate

I would personally like to refute the claims that are made in the May 17, 2006, Time Magazine article entitled “Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate.” I personally do not see how a country wanting to limit the flow of immigrants (mostly illegals) can be considered racism. Limiting immigration is not saying that we are intolerant or unaccepting of the possible immigrants. I think that it just shows that the country has its citizens in mind when doing this. Letting an influx of immigrants who will work for little pay in would limir the amount of unskilled jobs for high school dropouts. Also, America is a land of immigrants, when we were founded and the colonies began we were all immigrants. Over the years the melting pot that is America has developed traditions and a culture that is unlike any other and in my opinion, a pretty good one. That is not to say that the new traditions that the new immigrants might bring would not be good, but changing the identity of a nation could be catastrophic. It could lead to regional violence much like that in Iraq, or even another possible civil war. So I believe that a firm immigration policy is not racist at all, but instead a country looking out for the best interest of it citizens.