For me the middle ground is that place where sanity, logic and clearly defined results converge.
Not all immigrants are needed or even wanted. Some will assimilate and enjoy a life that makes society better for us all. Others, not so much. We should not be saying anyone whose house was bombed on the other side of the world is welcome to live on our streets. Logic dictates that not all of those who find themselves dispossessed are desirable.
We as a society have to stop telling everyone what to do all the time. We attempt to codify everything that happens in our daily lives. Then we attempt to prod others in other countries to do the same. We tend to focus on the results and lose sight of the path to get there. We are so politically correct these days that we cannot laugh at ourselves and it is now a mortal sin to laugh at anyone else.
We can't identify criminals by their ethnicity so that others of that group are not unfairly assumed to be criminals themselves. The fact that in some cases, the majority of criminals are in fact of a specific ethnicity and thus other members of that community are also probably criminals, is just too difficult for people to process so we just avoid stating the obvious and label anyone who does as a racist.
Speak badly of women and your a misogynist. Speak badly of immigrants who make our societies worse and you are a xenophobe. About the only segment of society that is not a distinct and protected class these days is the white male. That is clearly a different discussion.
The middle ground is where reason, sanity and sober reflection can exist, can be discussed, can be openly contemplated without resulting in cries from rabid fanatics denouncing anything and everything that is the least bit interpretive. The middle ground is where politicians consult and heed the advice they are given. Where a political agenda does not trump reason and logic just for the sake of obtaining an arbitrary or politically advantageous goal at the expense of in and in complete disregard of the electorate. The middle ground is devoid of fanaticism, radicalism and just about every other "ism". The middle ground is the recognition that people are individuals, are what comprises our notion of humanity and are capable of being good to one another. The middle ground is not the left or the right or even those who consider themselves centrist. The middle ground is where everything is possible and from that place comes rules, goals, associations that are reasonable, fair and just, favoring no one in particular but everyone in general.
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