We are, and always have been, a nation of immigrants. Unless you are a native American, you either are an immigrant or descended from one. That includes those founding fathers who wrote the Declaration of Independence whose 250th birthday we will celebrate July 4th. Most of them were British citizens before they created the country now known as the United States.
The first immigrant in my Dad's family arrived in Massachusetts around 1635. In retirement, my Dad found the gravesites of nearly all the men in his family except for one who was buried at sea. So at least one of them was involved in the maritime industry. Our family's ancestors fought in all of our county's wars including one whom he always called his "crazy great uncle Charlie" who fought in the Spanish American Wars. Mr grandfather worked for the Boston and Maine railroad all of his life. My Dad and his two brothers fought in WWII.
Virtually every American family can chart a similar path from their country of origin to America including black Americans whose ancestors had no choice about coming as slaves. Like today's immigrants, documented or undocumented, those earlier immigrants left the world they knew behind for many different reasons. When they got here, they took whatever jobs they could find, often the menial ones those who had arrived earlier didn't want. They did those jobs so their kids didn't have to. They and their decedents built America, and, on July 4th, we should celebrate them and their contributions.
Yes, we are a nation of immigrants, and Earth is a planet of immigrants. Immigration has a world-wide history, and the causes have varied. Immigration is still a world-wide phenomenon and apparently will increase because of climate change. (I have family members now moving to Canada, where my family came from a century ago). It has social effects as well as economic, and they have driven the recent political argument. The Republican party had been the one favoring immigration until Trump seized on the social aspect, with his innate gift for distortion and crude exaggeration. Incidentally, I have to boast that I once worked with Steve Goss, before he became chief actuary at SSA. He was one of the most industrious and dedicated people I encountered at that peculiar institution.
Along with immigrants, Blacks are also hurt by the current taxing and social security rules. Blacks pay into social security at the same rate as whites but since life expectancy for black males is 4 years less than whites and for black females 3 years less than whites, they are shortchanged.
We are, and always have been, a nation of immigrants. Unless you are a native American, you either are an immigrant or descended from one. That includes those founding fathers who wrote the Declaration of Independence whose 250th birthday we will celebrate July 4th. Most of them were British citizens before they created the country now known as the United States.
The first immigrant in my Dad's family arrived in Massachusetts around 1635. In retirement, my Dad found the gravesites of nearly all the men in his family except for one who was buried at sea. So at least one of them was involved in the maritime industry. Our family's ancestors fought in all of our county's wars including one whom he always called his "crazy great uncle Charlie" who fought in the Spanish American Wars. Mr grandfather worked for the Boston and Maine railroad all of his life. My Dad and his two brothers fought in WWII.
Virtually every American family can chart a similar path from their country of origin to America including black Americans whose ancestors had no choice about coming as slaves. Like today's immigrants, documented or undocumented, those earlier immigrants left the world they knew behind for many different reasons. When they got here, they took whatever jobs they could find, often the menial ones those who had arrived earlier didn't want. They did those jobs so their kids didn't have to. They and their decedents built America, and, on July 4th, we should celebrate them and their contributions.
Yes, we are a nation of immigrants, and Earth is a planet of immigrants. Immigration has a world-wide history, and the causes have varied. Immigration is still a world-wide phenomenon and apparently will increase because of climate change. (I have family members now moving to Canada, where my family came from a century ago). It has social effects as well as economic, and they have driven the recent political argument. The Republican party had been the one favoring immigration until Trump seized on the social aspect, with his innate gift for distortion and crude exaggeration. Incidentally, I have to boast that I once worked with Steve Goss, before he became chief actuary at SSA. He was one of the most industrious and dedicated people I encountered at that peculiar institution.
There you have it. Donald Trump and Stephen Miller. Dumb and dumber. Cruel and crueler.
Your prescription for a secure boarder, rational immigration policy and a path to citizenship is shared by a majority of Americans.
So well stated - clearly, factually and succinctly but I do not expect the stupid-cruel crowd to even read through. Midterms can’t come soon enough…
Along with immigrants, Blacks are also hurt by the current taxing and social security rules. Blacks pay into social security at the same rate as whites but since life expectancy for black males is 4 years less than whites and for black females 3 years less than whites, they are shortchanged.