<i>As one of the last bastions of free people in the world, we have a strong ethical and moral obligation to help these freedom fighters. Taking no action or even worse, barring them entry is tantamount to murder. We need to be courageous and do the right thing and evacuate Hong Kong.</i><p>Sounds very bold.<p>I'm assuming the author made a similar plea in regard to the refugee crisis in Syria - yes?
We hear a lot about immigration being a destabilizing force, or at least people perceiving it as such.<p>Immigration is conversely a stabilizing force. Potential dissenters have been leaving China for years so that allowing Chinese immigrants in to your country is really a gift to the communist government.