The cool thing to do: liking immigrants

Barack Hussein Obama carries an interesting appeal to the world. His life story as a first-generation American is something thousands can relate to, and it creates a cultural bridge between the United States and the world.

Granted, most of it is ceremonial, and Obama has a long way to go to restore America's image abroad. But his election affirmed a renewed sense of hope for many people.

Other races on this election showed that adopting a harsh anti-immigrant stance is not conducive to political success. Tom Tancredo never had a real shot, and now many of the same type of politicians have suffered defeats despite trying to make illegal immigration a central issue.

Immigration Prof Blog tells us the stories of all the immigrant haters that went down in flames on this election, losing their offices or failing to move up the political world. Good riddance, Elizabeth Dole! Happy trails, Lou Barletta! (And thanks for killing the Hazleton economy to further prove the immigrants are vital to our nation)

This week still feels great.