Heather Mac Donald is a hack.
Over at City Journal, Mac Donald starts out: One of the most revealing contradictions of left-wing ideology is the determination of liberals to bring as many Third World “immigrants of color” as possible into the U.S., where, if those same liberals are to be believed, they will face bigotry of appalling proportions. And she keeps going from there. It's a strawman piece of epic proportions. Why? Because it's possible for a reasonably intelligent person to hold these two thoughts in their head at the same time: • America offers more freedom and opportunity than many countries, including the countries where immigrants come from. • America nonetheless is not yet perfect, and has improvements to make in offering freedom and opportunity to all who seek it — particularly people of color. All it takes is just a touch of nuanced thinking and the desire not to mischaracterize your opponent. Mac Donald apparently lacks the desire or ability to do so. She seems smart, so I'm