Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration

Politically Incorrect Guides

by John Zmirak, Al Perrotta

America’s immigration crisis is out of control!  Unregulated immigration has led to an increase in crime, a loss of working class jobs, an inflated welfare state, and an elevated amount of terror threats on our home territory. The clash of differing emotions, facts, and opinions reveal that this issue is not simply a nationwide disagreement; it is an American crisis.   In The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, authors John Zmirak and Al Perrotta debunk the Left’s most deceptive myths on this complex policy issue – and reveal the huge implications that lie ahead for our nation’s future.  Zmirak and Perrotta set the record straight on the history of American immigration, uncover the principles with which our forefathers migrated to America, affirm the respect with which migrants should treat our country if they wish to live here, and assert real solutions to the immigration crisis America faces.   The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration equips readers with real-life statistics and information, and is packed with targeted arguments to help convince even the staunchest advocates for open borders that America needs to build “The Wall.” You may think you know all about immigration, but in The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration you’ll • Building “The Wall” would cost less than half of what we spend to educate illegal immigrants every year • Illegal immigration costs American taxpayers $116 billion a year • 62% of naturalized immigrants are for the Democrats; only 25% are for the Republicans • Competition from immigrants costs American worker $450 billion a year • The Founders wanted to admit only immigrants who would make a net contribution—and assimilate • Millions of nineteenth-century immigrants who couldn’t make it in American went back home • The percent of foreign-born in the United States today is the highest since World War I—and this time we’re not doing “Americanization” • After Reagan’s 1986 Amnesty the illegal population went from 3.2 million to 11 million • Over 700,000 foreign visitors to the United States in 2016 overstayed their visas • Eighty percent of Central American women and girls who enter the United States illegally are raped along the way • Non-citizens are only 9 percent of our population but 27 percent of federal prisoners • One hundred forty-seven million more people from around the world would like to move to the United States

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Cindy McBride · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished this book -- at 11pm -- and felt compelled to get up, turn on my computer, and leave a review. This author applies unassailable logic to the issue of immigration in concise, reasoned arguments. Misguided citizens, including those with Christian values, often feel as though it's their moral obligation to accept ALL immigrants. (And those of a liberal bent want all the votes they can get, whether from citizens or non-citizens.) Not so! The book clearly shows the error in this thinking, and the adverse ramifications not only for legal citizens but for the illegal immigrants as well. And he cites examples of why these immigrants are so different from our grand- and great-grandparents who came many decades ago...such as the fact that today's immigrants have the audacity to invade our country while brandishing the flags of the countries from which they're supposedly fleeing. Should be required reading for all liberals! Just superb...

[Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well argued and not unnecessarily inflammatory, Zmirak missteps when he sides with an Americanist view of religious liberty. At one point he actually suggests that the Catholic Church was wrong until 1965 when it finally “accepted” the American view. The argument against mass Muslim immigration need not rely on an oath originally used to target Catholics. The insinuation that traditional Catholic teaching on the social kingship of Christ is akin to Sharia law is extremely ignorant. That isn’t a central argument in the book, but one I found troubling coming from a Catholic. Ann Coulter’s Adios America is oddly enough more politically incorrect and less anti-Catholic.

[JustEvan · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, the PiG books are true to their names. Don't expect any warm fuzzies here. The authors tackle the subject matter head on. I can't say I agree with all the arguments and I was sometime a bit uncomfortable with their language, but overall it's a good book. I always appreciate when there aren't just theoretical arguments, but concrete ideas for how to actually move forward.

[Barb Chansky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great addition to this very important series. In a concise and down to Earth manner, the authors summarized the actual history of immigration in our country, the different waves, the laws, and, most importantly, the present disaster surrounding it - and the possible solutions to it. I personally knew that a Kennedy was responsible for the beginning of the current mess - I just didn't know it was Teddy (big surprise!); also, turns out that it was another disaster bequeathed to us by LBJ - another huge surprise. Obviously, just like any thinking person, I did not agree with everything stated in the book, but it's still a great and much needed read.

[Sabby · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this actually a lot. He made sound arguments that no country is morally obligated to accept and take all immigrants, esp. Christian countries are burdened with more than any other countries. For e.g Turkey takes the refugee than dump them to Europe. Some points were uncomfortable because they lacked context in which they were made. Those who are pro immigration should read this and find a rebuttal.

[Mike Cheng · Rating 2 out of 5]

Immigration is a complex policy issue (also considered by many to be an ethical one) with huge implications for the future of our nation. It is at the same time a sensitive topic that taps into different views about what America is and/or should be.
The authors of this politically incorrect book take a hawkish position, though it’s probably inaccurate to call theirs a conservative one given how both left and right have held different positions over time. One of the fundamental premises of the authors’ position is that the government has a duty to its citizens first and foremost. From that premise they argue that illegal immigration is a net negative in terms of dilution of American values, safety, jobs for low-skilled workers, and overall cost (e.g., taxes vs. welfare spending). They close the book with a 15 point plan that would apply to all immigrants, which includes: building “the Wall” across the southern border; immediately removing any immigrant or visitor who overstays their visa or commits any crime; stripping sanctuary cities of discretionary federal funding; making it mandatory for businesses to use E-Verify for all employees; ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants as well as ending chain migration and any diversity quotas for legal immigrants; and enforcing the financial promises of sponsors for any immigrants who become a public charge.
(For anyone interested in the other side of the argument, I recommend Bryan Caplan’s book, Open Borders (3/5 stars), which advocates the near polar opposite - namely in favor of completely open borders and why unfettered immigration is arguably consistent with notions of true liberalism as well as why such would be net positive for the economy.)

[KyleFromDuPage · Rating 5 out of 5]

1) What star rating (out of 5) would you give this book?
For what it was trying to share, and did, 5.

2) What did you like about the book?
The wealth of information you can cross reference to know it's not just bias.

3) What did you dislike about the book?
Nothing. I learned a lot from it,

4) Would you read it again?
No. As it was written in 2018, some of the numbers aren't up to date. However, I would read a newer version.

5) Who is the intended audience of the book?
Anyone interested in talking on the topic would be able to use this to cover all their bases.

6) What could have been improved?
Nothing to my knowledge.

7) What did you learn from reading this?
There is simply too much to write here. In short, we're simply being destroyed by ignorance and design.

8) What did you think of the book’s length?
It was long enough to present a multitude of information, but not too long to where you wanted to give up on it.

9) What's another book this one reminds you of?
None

10) What other books by this author have you read?
None

[Charlie Bradford · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really really hated this book, I couldn't stand it. However, I read it because it's important to know what the ''other side'' is thinking, I'll be reading some more of his books for the same reason. But yeah pretty vile stuff.