The moderates' voice

One of the main problems immigrants have in the U.S. is that, by definition, they don't have a political voice to make their concerns heard or defend their interest. This unsustainable vaccum is filled, for better or for worse, with many loony, far-left types (or nakedly self-interested groups, such as the Catholic church. Don't get me wrong: many of them do excellent, praise-worthy humanitarian work. Yet, their extremism makes it difficult to influence the opinion of the average American.

For that reason, it's always welcome when articulate, moderate people chime in with sane opinions about this issue. Ruben Navarrete's latest in the SD Union Tribune is a good example.