Currently, the USA accepts 1 million immigrants a year. There are 33 million immigrants accepted for temporary stays (work, school, tourist). Naturally, many of them stay beyond their visa requirements. Immigrants now account for 12% of the population. Blacks have consistently accounted for the same proportion of the populace. Illegal immigration accounts for 1-4 million a year (it is difficult to find an exact number - they are illegal afterall).
Shouldn't blacks be upset that immigrants are stealing their thunder? Shouldn't white Americans be upset that immigrants are stealing their tax dollars?
Against most popular belief, America was not founded by immigrants. It was founded by colonists (i.e. conquerors). Prior to 1965, there were only two major immigrant trends (which were reactive) - after the Civil War (1882, which was actually quite restrictive), and 1921 which set quotas based on the population of immigrants living here already. Only in 1965 did we open the doors to anyone, and place preference on family. There is no actual history to declare the USA a nation of immigrants. When we took immigrants, we quickly shut the door.
That is the past. Where do we stand now? I support a complete moratorium (no students, no high tech workers, limited visitors). No amnesty, either. I would like a complete expulsion of illegals. I support a program to allow mexicans to pick our vegetables, but they need to be documented, and no civil rights beyond basic rights of being paid for work and not murdered.
Also worth noting: the USA accepts more legal immigrants than any other existing country. Add to that the illegal population that gains "due process" because the the writers of the 14th amendment said "person" instead of "citizen"... what a headache... You've experienced traffic. How many more people do we need here?
BTW.. these numbers are from the Census Bureau. So, it is all probably higher.
Shouldn't blacks be upset that immigrants are stealing their thunder? Shouldn't white Americans be upset that immigrants are stealing their tax dollars?
Against most popular belief, America was not founded by immigrants. It was founded by colonists (i.e. conquerors). Prior to 1965, there were only two major immigrant trends (which were reactive) - after the Civil War (1882, which was actually quite restrictive), and 1921 which set quotas based on the population of immigrants living here already. Only in 1965 did we open the doors to anyone, and place preference on family. There is no actual history to declare the USA a nation of immigrants. When we took immigrants, we quickly shut the door.
That is the past. Where do we stand now? I support a complete moratorium (no students, no high tech workers, limited visitors). No amnesty, either. I would like a complete expulsion of illegals. I support a program to allow mexicans to pick our vegetables, but they need to be documented, and no civil rights beyond basic rights of being paid for work and not murdered.
Also worth noting: the USA accepts more legal immigrants than any other existing country. Add to that the illegal population that gains "due process" because the the writers of the 14th amendment said "person" instead of "citizen"... what a headache... You've experienced traffic. How many more people do we need here?
BTW.. these numbers are from the Census Bureau. So, it is all probably higher.