The Dispatch’s Kevin Williamson: You Can’t Have a Conversation About Immigration with Everyone Shouting About ‘Cat-Eaters’

SCARBOROUGH And you know ░░░░░░░░ we we often play ░░░░░░░░ Reagan s farewell speech ░░░░░░░░ America on January 19 ░░░░░░░░ where he talks about ░░░░░░░░ importance of immigrants in ░░░░░░░░ American story the importance ░░░░░░░░ us economically culturally spiritually ░░░░░░░░ it is so fascinating ░░░░░░░░ story echoes that Yes ░░░░░░░░ isn t neat it ░░░░░░░░ not clean These people ░░░░░░░░ here legally but they ░░░░░░░░ going to be some ░░░░░░░░ along the way And ░░░░░░░░ you could say that ░░░░░░░░ the Irish about the ░░░░░░░░ about the hillbillies as ░░░░░░░░ say one wave after ░░░░░░░░ that comes to America ░░░░░░░░ settle in they create ░░░░░░░░ the economy grows And ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan said and ░░░░░░░░ gets younger Williamson Yeah ░░░░░░░░ fact they did say ░░░░░░░░ the same things about ░░░░░░░░ Irish and maybe less ░░░░░░░░ about the Germans although ░░░░░░░░ you look at some ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric in the ░░░░░░░░ century with the German ░░░░░░░░ down there you know ░░░░░░░░ sort of similar stuff ░░░░░░░░ well Look I understand ░░░░░░░░ immigration can be disruptive ░░░░░░░░ m from West Texas ░░░░░░░░ know we re we ░░░░░░░░ a border state And ░░░░░░░░ current border situation is ░░░░░░░░ real mess It s ░░░░░░░░ that needs to be ░░░░░░░░ hold of This isn ░░░░░░░░ in defense of anyone ░░░░░░░░ border policies or anything ░░░░░░░░ that but it s ░░░░░░░░ s it s a ░░░░░░░░ of what we might ░░░░░░░░ biblically call bearing false ░░░░░░░░ against an entire population ░░░░░░░░ very poor and vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ And J D Vance ░░░░░░░░ know better than this ░░░░░░░░ it also I don ░░░░░░░░ think it actually even ░░░░░░░░ his interest You know ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ real issues there that ░░░░░░░░ related to immigration but ░░░░░░░░ can t really have ░░░░░░░░ conversation with everyone just ░░░░░░░░ at each other about ░░░░░░░░ eaters It s it ░░░░░░░░ a bizarre time but ░░░░░░░░ live in bizarre times.”