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He was interviewed by phone by HNN's Rick Shenkman on April 25, 2006. Mr. Graham was a member of a panel on immigration at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) on April 20.
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I applaud Professor Graham's effort to bring a cooler voice to the question of immigration is certainly to be applauded. But I wonder when and how the politicians will be led to assimilate said attitude. For the most part, the "debate" on immigration has been based on emotion, fears, and anxiety. I just don't know how we get from here to there.