Asks John O’Sullivan, who makes something of the same point I made below, about the Business Round Table.

The Latino argument provides cover for a policy of giving corporate America and Republican donors what they want — cheap labor. This smuggling operation is failing, however, because the GOP is divided. GOP donors may want “comprehensive” immigration reform but Republican voters oppose it bitterly.[Bush has his guest work cut out, Chicago Sun-Times, December 13, 2005 ]

Read the whole thing, as they say.

Many in the conservative media fault secular humanists for taking Christmas out of the season. John Gibson’s new book “The War on Christmas” calls it a “liberal plot.” Bill O’Reilly has gone after the ACLU and the “loony left” with his big TV megaphone.

Vdare.com readers are more sophisticated, naturally, and understand that de-Christmasizing is a symptom of multicultural immigration run amok.

Millions of immigrants are demanding their beliefs and customs be accommodated, or at least that is the assertion of well paid diversity interpreters. Certainly some immigrant groups are consumed with remaking America in their image — the sons of Allah come to mind. (A Google search for Muslim Demand gets well over six million results!)

Consider the frontline view from elementary schools in… Wisconsin!

As in Menasha, Appleton’s growing diversity has helped drive a more global approach.

“Typically, kindergarten classes hit all the holidays, with December not just Christmas but Christmas Around the World so one tradition is not emphasized more than another,” Smith said.

Smith keeps a monthly calendar that highlights everything from the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan to the Hindu festival of Diwali.

(From “Schools mark global holiday”.)

So if you miss the community celebration of Christmas most of us experienced growing up, remember all you have gained in terms of curry and falafel.