[Kozak]

A really powerful culture and state does not fear immigrants, and America has never feared immigrants before. A sign of decline perhaps?

Not true at all sir. Read the history of the "Know Nothings", "Nativists". We have ALWAYS been ambivilent about immigrants, and the pendulum has swung back and forth between wide open immigration and strict control. We are currently in the greatest period of immigration in our history. What we are seeing now is a natural reaction to 40 years of massive legal and ILLEGAL immigration that is transforming the fabric of the nation. At the same time the old "melting pot" paradigm of immigration has been destroyed, making assimilation difficult if not immposible.

What I and many others want is a pause, a break, a hiatus, so we can catch our breath, try and deal with the immigrants we have and try and formulate some kind of RATIONAL POLICY for future immigration.

[RussianBoor]

The immigration to Canada was probably even more massive, in per capita terms. The positive attitude to immigrants is a sure sign of growing society. This does not imply that the attitude and the direction of growth cannot change several times over time. Current examples: UK, Ireland. This just means that right now the society in question is a reactionary one. And, whatever you may think, the influx of immigrants, especially from Europe, made the US the world power, especially in science, technology, engineering, but also in many other aspects. Look at biographies of famous Hollywood actors and directors of the 1950-1960s, and those are the people who made the Hollywood known around the world. You may of course continue to formulate your policies but this policy has its price. I wonder if the Great Depression had its roots in the early swings of the pendulum?