From Frank Lee  "Threatening to end the visa waiver program is one of those dumb, ineffectual moves the U.S. government does occasionally."

It really does seem inconceivable that the US would revoke the visa waiver for the UK after their help in Iraq and Afganistan but the US is taking this very seriously this time.  Either EU Dhimmi states need to get their immigration policies and enforcement in order or you will not be admitted to the US automatically.  It has already been reduced from 6 months to 3 months since 9/11 so again the US is serious. 

dll2000: "Opponents are called racist (sound familiar?) and xenophobic, when in reality they are just trying to preserve their culture and values."

From a technical standpoint, these accusations are accurate. Why? Firstly, if one considers one's ethnicity and/or culture worth preserving, then one must consider it superior to other ethnicities and/or cultures. This superiority does not have to be universal (e.g. Germanization of the Sorb and Polabian Slavs); rather it may merely be superior for the individual or group in question.* Secondly, what does this 'preservation' practically entail? Halting further immigration? Repatriating foreign-born residents? Assimilation? Ethnic cleansing? Segregation? The problem encountered here is that if one truly believes in the preservation of his or her ethno-cultural group, then one must be prepared to fight for it**, which may involve actively or passively harming other individuals and/or groups. Given contemporary demographics in Western European states, "preservation" of indigenous ethno-national groups would entail active measures far beyond the passive immigration control that a homogenous state such as Japan or Poland could rely on.

*Cultural relativism negates any rationale for or attempts are "preservation," for obvious reasons. However, it is possible to be patriotic and yet be relativistic from an international or universal perspective.

**...and if necessary kill for it. I am omitting "dying for it" primarily because the goal of any such group is to preserve and if possible expand its numbers, and incurring fatalities, in isolation, would be generally counter to these ends.

"...With the balance between big government multi-cultural socialists and
small government capitalists so close, immigration will surely turn the
tide in their favor..."

For a short time, until the damage is permanent and the multi-culti's are cast aside by those they've enabled to take over...

I would like to thank Belien and Fjordman.  Their work in exposing the outcomes of mass 3rd world immigration into Europe has shined a big light on the drawbacks of doing the same in the U.S.

Although, we are foolishly doing it anyway and have been for 3 decades.  Its not happening without a fight this time around.  Odds are against us, with the media, the wealthy and the power elite of both parties in favor of open borders.

Opponents are called racist (sound familiar?) and xenophobic, when in reality they are just trying to preserve their culture and values.  Socialists know that importing millions of poor whose votes are for sale is a sure fire way to maintain power forever as seen in Europe.

With the balance between big government multi-cultural socialists and small government capitalists so close, immigration will surely turn the tide in their favor.

I am in agreement with markpetens and Heinsohn that family subsidies or baby bonuses are not problematic in and of themselves, and that rather, they are being taken advantage of by illegal and legal immigrants. This is a specific position given the attacks on baby bonuses by Philips and her ideological supporters on this blog.

As far as this entire situation is concerned: where's the Berlin Wall when you need it?

Threatening to end the visa waiver program is one of those dumb, ineffectual moves the U.S. government does occasionally.  As long as he has a decent job in the UK, a British citizen of Pakistani descent can simply apply to the U.S. Embassy for a visa and easily receive it, then fly to the U.S. and do his damage.  This reminds me of the noise we heard after 9/11, when Mary Ryan was blamed for doing a good job of expediting visa service to Saudis in Riyadh.  The thinking was that, if only we have made the Saudi applicants stand in line, they wouldn't have bothered, so 9/11 would never have happened.  Or maybe the consular officer might have magically peered into the souls of the applicants, among the tens of thousands of Saudis who apply every year, and detected terroristic intent.  Spending more money on intelligence gathering and a decent computer system would do more good.

The US has been threatening to pull the UK visa waiver because of the Pakis.  The defacto agreement seems to be to keep the waiver and reject any pakis the INS wants at the border and the UK will pay to bring them home.  Incredible.  400,000 visits back to Pakistan each year and many for religious and terrorist training.

It used to be that politicians promoted child benefits in order to support strong families. Nowadays, you'd better be supporting a removal of child benefits, in order for strong families to flourish.