When our country started, there was no such thing as an illegal alien. People were landing every day. Some became citizens. Some did not. There were indeed open borders...until we wrote some immigration laws.....which I think began after the Civil War.
When our country started it wasn't a country, it was a confederation.
“When our country started, there was no such thing as an illegal alien. People were landing every day. “
I used to think that too.
But in fact, people landing were recorded and went through legal processes.