Argues that the United States should not accept all immigrants but that the United States should be more selective about which immigrants it absorbs into society. The article offers suggestions for altering the United States admission criteria in ways that are based, not on nepotism but on the what the applicant can contribute to the United States…

Discussions about the ethics of migration require both a realistic approach that focuses on what is possible given the existing realities and an idealistic approach that requires policymakers to assess current reality in light of the nation's highest ideals. Migration issues require a full range of perspectives. (SLD)

Mexican public opinion about emigrants to the United States has gradually changed from that of "cultural traitors." The Mexican government has increasingly come to see Chicano political leaders as important to Mexico's relationship with the United States, while Mexican intellectuals increasingly regard Chicano academics as their allies…