Raised in the Delta? Then, you probably know a bit about history: that Irish laborers dug the New Basin Canal in New Orleans, because it was dangerous work and cheaper than risking a valuable slave.
Of course, they immigrated legally. And there was no public assistance, so they had to work (and die, by the thousands) for a living.
Immigrating to the US doesn't mean you have to become a farmer. And willingness to work harder for a dollar is always makes you more valuable. If you find yourself being at risk of being replaced by someone else (younger, from a different city, from a different state, or even from a different country), then you should figure out how to make yourself more valuable.
...not sure what this has to do with anything but ok.
So basically, you’re in favor of all the immigration we can get no matter how it hurts your own people. No matter if it dilutes your culture, puts your own people out of work or suppresses their wages....I think we’re clear.