No, this is not a post to regret the demise of @Midnight, which I will surely miss. It is a very short post about the immigration law being bandied about.
As I have been traveling, I have only seen glimpses, but the general idea is to adopt an Aussie or Canadian style system where applicants are rated by various attributes and those scoring high get to be admitted. I have seen folks quibble with the point system--liberal arts degrees count for bumpkus.
My quick take is: it is fine for other countries to do this, but it betrays the history, identity and essence of the US to say that folks who don't speak English, who don't have a lot of skills and don't have a lot of money can't be admitted. I would bet that most Americans (except Native Americans) have relatively poor ancestors who didn't speak English make the journey to the US way back when. Immigration was and remains one of the things that makes the US truly
exceptional (there are other immigration nations but few of them).
Bouts of xenophobia and restrictions on immigration are regular
occurrences, which often lead to much regret. I know that Stephen Miller and the rest of the Trumpsters want to betray pretty much all American ideals, but we don't have to go along with it. This law is being generated by white supremacists, who may be disguising their hate for non-whites with details, but the objectives are clear. So, let's focus on the intent and not the specifics, shall we?
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