alt Hacker NewsThe irony that the U.S is a relatively very young nation that was built then thrived entirely based on immigration.
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americas peak mid-20th century was in an era of no immigration.
americas soul and institutions were forged more than a century earlier in an era of adventurers striking out on the frontier. these men and women were not scab labor.
and what was so inspiring about e.g. the waves of say italian or irish immigration? the import of ethnic rivalries, tribalism, factionalism, and organized crime was just as well a result of the ellis island wave, don't see much admirable about that.
As a percent of the population we have as many foreign born residents as we did in the 1800s and more than we ever did in the 1900s. In fact, some stats even show we have more foreign born residents as a percent than we’ve ever had and it could be even higher than reported given how many folks are here illegally.
People forget that we shut down immigration for a few decades in the 1900s to let people assimilate.
We’ve overdone it, we need to slow the influx again.
Do you keep pouring gas in the tank watching it spill all over your feet and say, "Ironic, the engine needs this fuel that is now spilling everywhere"