tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post3742787295867625077..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: Bio-Regionalism and ImmigrationWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-45932046452409732872011-11-24T15:33:10.617-08:002011-11-24T15:33:10.617-08:00Here is another way to think about the ecology / i...Here is another way to think about the ecology / immigration link. If the sea level rises 3 meters, as it most assuredly will, then tens of millions of Vietnamese and Bangladeshi will be forced from their homes. How many does America plan to admit as immigrants … sorry, refugees?Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-55949673904382279972011-11-24T06:30:49.548-08:002011-11-24T06:30:49.548-08:00So, you are saying issues of that immigration, eco...So, you are saying issues of that immigration, ecology, and education should be linked? <br /><br />Wow! That's a tall order, but an intriguing idea. The problem is that immigrants, especially Mexicans, are routinely scapegoated for all three (along with crime, taxes, etc.). <br /><br />That is one reason why I love the Occupy movement. For once progressives are not obsessed with "identity politics." Maybe we can use this historic moment to get folks to think another way.Alex Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961960096136588924noreply@blogger.com