Much has been made on the right of the Church’s involvement in the immigration debate, with cretins like Michael Savage leading the charge. Here’s the thing, though. (Well, perhaps not the thing, but a thing.)

As I was driving to South Bend yesterday, I listened to a bit of Al Kresta’s show.It was sort of Open Mike Monday, I guess, with the two major topics being Gospel of Judas/DVC and immigration. I was struck by the high quality of the discussion on immigration. People calling in seriously concerned that the impact of new legislation might be to create a perpetual indentured servitude class, that there really are issues of justice when people coming to this country are coming from places where they make $350 a year, but at the same time concern for the motives and policies of the Mexican government on this score. Puzzlement as to why the employer end of this issue is not the priority, along with securing borders. No screaming, an attempt to put it all in the framework of morality, law and pragmatism – as opposed to much of what I hear on this – an attempt to search for light, rather than simply generate heat.