[muawiyah]

That's what they said about the Italians and Greeks and, of course, it was true ~ millions of them also self-deported once they'd gotten some bucks together and purchased firearms useful back home.

Earlier Russian and Ukrainian Jews and Poles were similarly accused of being interested only in money, or import/export.

Keeps going that way until we get back to the English ~ yup, same old thing ~ really.

The only pure ideological immigrants we ever received were the Scots and the Sa'ami! Actually we got about 90% of each type, and then, of coure, there are the Irish, Welsh, Manx, Bretons and Galicians ~ about 90% of them as well ~ but they came for the money I am sure ~ right?

[Clemenza]

My Polish and Italian ancestors came her for a better economic position, nothing more, nothing less. This was the case of 90% of all immigrants, possibly more. The belief of many on this site that it was to "become American" is revisionist WW II era nonsense.

American culture is a Borg culture: you will be assimilated, albeit not likely in the Ward and June Cleaver mould.