“Would you mind sharing with me how I can identify an illegal alien? Though I grew up in border states and have been living comfortably in Southern California since the ’80s, I am now beginning to realise I may be surrounded by the enemy who seek to ruin me and my beloved country. I need to know how to spot them!”
I’ve lived in border states. I currently do not. The obvious illegals are the Indians from southern Mexico here VERY FAR from the border and recent arrivals.
“This 1776 sentiment seems worth conserving: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.””
Our Founders were clear they created our country for their posterity, not for the whole world. That was a general statement of principals. It is in no way a statement that everyone in the world had a right to our country.
“By 1883 our immigrant traditions were celebrated in bronze: “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!””
We had quite strict immigration control during the last major wave. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France expressing our shared history regarding our own liberty, not “immigration”. The “New Colossus” poem was attached to it in the 1900s. More to the point, the Founders would be disgusted at the idea of business “conservatives” forcing this on your fellow citizens and making us pay for it. Absolutely disgusted.
The Statue of Liberty had NOTHING to do with immigration. We have only as much an “immigrant tradition” as every other country. We are not a “nation of immigrants”.
If the Founders were as open as you suggest, why the restriction on the birthplace of a President? Why the early restrictions on alien – immigrant – ownership of property?
“See, I do in fact seek to conserve, and I think I’ve picked some good things to focus my efforts on. I’m wondering what others wish to conserve in regards to immigration? Hopefully it’s not just the word “white” from The National Immigration Act of 1790.”
Ah, there it is. Trying to assume a racial element your opponents. You can take that and bury it with your distorted view of our Revolution. Disgusting and, frankly, telling of your political persuasion. Profit margin vs lives, culture, and billions stolen from your fellow citizens. Disgusting.
