‘Dangerous area’ on immigration. California related but a good read.

“We teach our children that, if they tell the truth, they won’t get into trouble.

It didn’t work out that way for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who, during a series of town hall meetings last week, put his finger on an unpleasant — but undeniable — facet of the immigration debate and got pummeled for it by right-wing talk radio hosts and bloggers who can’t accept the truth.

Schwarzenegger warns that we are entering “a dangerous area.” He thinks we shouldn’t blame those who want to come to America but rather the federal government, which is “not securing our borders.” In an interview with the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune before the town hall meetings, he called illegal immigration “a self-inflicted wound.” Along with 70 percent of California voters in a recent Field Poll, he supports comprehensive reform that includes secure borders, guest workers and legalization of undocumented immigrants.”

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