In many ways, Elian's mother had answered that question. She removed her child from his country and father for freedom's sake. The laws on asylum are not age-specific, they allow anyone to defect. A court must determine whether Elian is capable of making that decision. Those who now house him fear he might be for he is being indoctrinated in a ritzy setting by Cuban classmates and under secretaries.
Liberals are always out and about busily warning about the evil conservatives taking away rights.
They carped about Iran Contra and the ethics of weapons for hostages for nearly a decade. Now they trade a small boy to Castro, Mr. Bay of Pigs who reigns over a totalitarian regime with the lowest standard of living in the Western hemisphere, complete with prison terms for holding public meetings and government- encouraged child prostitution for tourists. Conservatives stand alone defending human rights. JWR contributor Marianne M. Jennings is a professor of legal and ethical studies at Arizona State University. Send your comments by clicking here.