Corporate thrall

To me, this Arizona immigration law controversy and the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit represent the best chance our side has had to date to inform all Americans of every ethnic, religious and cultural persuasion that a careful, full assessment of our immigration needs must now occur.

The federal government, represented by both parties, has failed us too long because it has been and is now more than ever in the thrall of corporate America. Ike's 1961 warning to us to beware the "military-industrial complex" has effectively removed voting power from average Americans and reduced our republic to an elitist oligarchy.

Donald A. Collins

Washington, D.C.

The writer is co-chairman of the National Advisory Board of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (fairus.org).