Posted on 11/15/2023 9:39:01 AM PST by River Hawk
For years it’s been said that high levels of immigration are nothing to worry about. After all, we’re reminded, the proportion of the foreign-born population is still lower than it was during the Great Wave Era.
The Great Wave Era of Immigration was a period between the 1880s and 1920s when shiploads of immigrants would enter New York Harbor, pass the Statue of Liberty, and go to Ellis Island to be admitted into the country.
So don’t worry, the foreign-born proportion of the population is still lower than it was then.
That was true, but we are now reaching the 15% milestone, thus surpassing the level of the much-romanticized Ellis Island immigration days.
Historically, immigration to the U.S. was never – in Joe Biden's words – an "unrelenting stream." High levels of immigration were followed by low levels, which allowed for assimilation.
For example, the surge of immigration from the 1880s to 1920s was followed by 40 years of net out-migration. More people were actually leaving the U.S. than entering it.
Our current rulers seem determined to continue “an unrelenting stream of immigration” indefinitely.
As in the 1920s, is it now time for another drastic reduction in immigration?
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Even by stupid libtard standards we've done way more than our fair share.
> The Great Wave Era of Immigration was a period between the 1880s and 1920s… <
Back then, immigrants were vetted for diseases. There was no welfare, but plenty of factory work.
None of that is true today. Cross the border. Sign up for all sorts of government benefits. Add to the welfare state.
This is 15% of a much bigger population now.
Perhaps they should express it against a static baseline such as ‘foreign born per square mile’ since we are not adding land.
America didn’t survive that Great Wave immigration.
Exactly. And most of them vote for socialism
Robert L. Bartley July 2, 2001 at 12:01 am ET
Robert Leroy Bartley (October 12, 1937 – December 10, 2003) was the editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years.
If one is a globalist, statist, Wall Street Banker and Neocon, then present migration patterns are ideal.
It grows the bureaucrat welfare state, it grows ability to project power in foreign nations where these migrants come from, it grows the cheap labor pool, it grows the potential pool of military recruits, it increases the ability to overwhelm and discard other traditional narratives that were the base of the USA (Christianity, limited government, European culture)
That is going to be drastically reduced starting in 2024-2025. Most will be hot footing it back home 5 steps ahead of the military operation.
I hope you’re right.
Most of the immigrants from 1880-1920 were from Germany, England, and Ireland with similar cultures and values to Americans. The ones flooding in now aren’t and don’t come from cultures that are similar to ours. South and Central American culture is much less similar to traditional American culture than Europeans. A German will integrate into U.S. society, and more importantly contribute more to it, than even a Mexican. Of course that’s rapidly changing as traditional America fades away to be replaced by Estados Unidos de Mexico Norte.
Pretty double dog sure I’m right. 😏
“immigration continues to refresh and nourish America”
The pig insinuated that we Americans were old and worn out and that our children were worthless with that disgusting statement.
Did he call for larger American families? Did he advocate for an end to propaganda about “overpopulation” when it is only applied to Caucasians? Did he rebuke the push for normalization of homosexuality which was long a strategy of the population reduction misanthropes?
Nope. Bob Bartley was just another plantation owner, lookin’ for darkies to work his fields. Where Oh Where am I gon’ git someone to bring in the crop...
You left out Italy. Was that deliberate? Where do you think all your stone and brick masons came from? Italians also fought in WWI and WWII on the American side.
Five of my uncles fought in WWII……four of them were first generation Italians. Yes....he should have mentioned Italy.
Supposedly, 14% of the US population is foreign-born.
Deport deport deport deport!!!
No, wasn't deliberate, just an oversight and I can't list them all. I lived in Italy for a while, love the place and nothing against Italians.
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