"Several days ago, in a post entitled "Easy to Hate," I discussed a NYT story about fairly low-level immigration officials. The article described some notable horror stories involving officials endowed with growing discretionary power -- and what happens when such power is unleashed against people who pose no threat to us whatsoever. The victims included a young child, a university literature professor, and a group of Tibetan monks...read on"
By John Amato
— February 12, 2006