As the battle of immigration laws continues, here's another point to consider:

Cultural importers: Musicians cross borders - luckily
By David Patrick Stearns
Inquirer Music Critic
Whether you're confused, appalled or heartened by the presidential proposal to stem immigration with the National Guard lined up along the Mexican border, there's one peripheral element of that issue that's justly immune, at least for now, to legislation: The immigration of culture.

Whatever the economic and regulatory reasons to revise immigration laws, you know there has to be a fair amount of xenophobia lurking about. At the very least, ( Read more...Collapse )