Invention of the white race

[William S. Lear]

On Thu, May 28, 1998 at 12:44:38 (-0400) Rakesh Bhandari writes:
>...
>Rather, [Herrnstein] argues, the overriding concern [motivating the
>1924 Anti-Immigration Act] was the threat to a unified national
>culture. ...

This seems a bit thin, not least because "a unified national culture"
has never existed in the US.  More importantly, how do you distinguish
a valid "concern" from a post-hoc rationalization?  It seems to me
that "a unified national culture" is not a purpose that would unite
most of the business community, except as a convenient label for the
generally well-worn tactic of differential rewards and punishments to
divide the working class.

Bill