Dean Minnich: Politicians forget human decency and compassion when the topic is immigration | COMMENTARY

Immigration is the theme and history of world turmoil. Humans are nomadic, always searching for the next thing, place or adventure. When they do settle, they want to keep it for themselves as they found it. Late arrivals are not always welcome.

That’s the source of conflict over land, from the earliest conquests of raiding tribes from the East to today’s resistance to the threats of changes in neighborhoods.

Our politics and cultural hypocrisies are laid bare as we fumble for a response for people seeking a life in America.