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The Great Immigration Debate

Since the passage of the controversial Arizona immigration law I have been engaged in a lively and thought provoking debate with many over this issue. Inevitably it leads to discussion of government's role, socialism and our duty as Christians. one priest friend of mine provided this link on the Church's teachings on socialism.
the problem, in my opinion, is that socialism is coerced by the STATE. It has failed every time it has been tried (USSR, CHINA, NORTH KOREA, CUBA, VENEZUELA). The only possible exception that I can think of where it "succeeded" was NATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMANY and we all know what happened there. Economic socialism is inevitably followed by social engineering by an elite class who want to dictate what is best for us. It removes freedom by its very nature. Free expression and freedom are inevitable casualties of socialism. The central planners brook no opposition.

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