Quote Originally Posted by Carpe Coma View Post
The U.S. has always been a country of immigrants with a regularly shifting face. This isn't the first time there has been an immigration backlash and it probably won't be the last. The same doom and gloom predictions that are circling now were circling then.
True, we are a nation of immigrants. I'm only third or fourth generation myself, and proud of it. And I don't have a problem with immigration in general, provided it's done legally. My problem is with those, most notably from Central America it seems, who cross the border illegally, get falsified social security cards and other forms of ID, apply for welfare or medical aid or whatever else they can get their hands on, then protest how unfair the US is. And they expect the American people to welcome them with open arms? They expect us to make it easy for them to use their own language?

My great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, even one grandfather, came to this country from eastern Europe legally. They immediately set about integrating into the American culture, while still maintaining many aspects of their own. They learned to communicate in English without losing their native language. And they became American citizens as soon as they could, proud of their adopted country.

That's they way this country was built, and that's how I think it should continue. But now we are being inundated with illegal immigrants and our politicians won't do anything to stem the tide. In fact, they try to make it legal for these criminals to vote, just so they can be reelected! Shame!