"A governments responsibility is solely to its citizens who also control it by vote"
And most Western governments are now abdicating this responsibility in the name of political ideals and the stated notion that non-citizens have the right to demand a place in the nation of their choosing.
> And most Western governments are now abdicating this responsibility in the name of political ideals and the stated notion that non-citizens have the right to demand a place in the nation of their choosing.
Nobody is doing that. However, I'd suggest that even if they were, it wouldn't invalidate anything I'm saying.
Non-citizens are permitted to immigrate under various circumstances, defined under naturalization law. Sometimes that's on the basis of being refugees. Sometimes its on the basis of skills and needs. Sometimes its granted in the face of exigent circumstances.
In the case of the DREAMers, it's based on the notion that if you're brought into the country as a toddler, then you didn't intentionally commit a crime and the fair thing to do is to let you remain - in no small part due to the huge role these folks play in the economy. The parents who committed those crimes are not granted any sort of amensty.
And most Western governments are now abdicating this responsibility in the name of political ideals and the stated notion that non-citizens have the right to demand a place in the nation of their choosing.