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‘Shithole Countries,’ Moral Ambitiousness, and Economic Parallels

by Craig Biddle

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Craig Biddle
Jan 17, 2018
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Although many countries may aptly be described as “shitholes” for being socialist, theocratic, anarchic, or the like, disparaging or maligning people who flee such holes to create a better life for themselves in America is grossly unjust and un-American.

A person who seeks to escape from a nightmare country in pursuit of the American dream deserves not s…

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