The more things change, as the saying goes, the more they stay the same. Illegal immigration into the United States of America is the topic that may decide our next presidential election. Concerns over immigration arose in the 1940s, as people fled from Nazi Germany, seeking a better life in America. But what about concerns over illegal immigration in the future?
That's the twist in "Highway J" by Charles Eric Maine in Pulp Adventures #21-- when scientists harness the power of time travel, a mass exodus begins, much to the chagrin of people living in better times. Has your world been devastated by disease or nuclear war? No problem! Just fire up your way-back machine (or way-forward machine) and leave behind those pandemics.Of course, world leaders in the 24th Century raise the same concerns -- lacks of resources and jobs, limited living space, immigrants carrying diseases, antiquated customs and refusing to assimilate into society. The solution is an invisible motion barrier -- a time wall -- that stops people in their time-streaming tracks. Soon, the very inventor of time travel finds himself on trial for crime against humanity.
"Highway J" features a good dollop of "rubber science," but it is an imaginative fiction story that remains timeless (no pun intended), just as unchecked immigration the world over will remain of paramount concern.
Click here to purchase "Highway J" by Charles Eric Maine in Pulp Adventures #21
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