"I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that “all men are created equal.” We now practically read it “all men are created equal, except negroes.” When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read “all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.” When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty--to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy.
Mary will probably pass a day or two in Louisville in October. My kindest regards to Mrs. Speed. On the leading subject of this letter, I have more of her sympathy than I have of yours."
And yet let say I am
Your friend forever
A. Lincoln--
http://www.founding.com/library/lbody.cfm?id=319&parent=63
This isn't about race (nice try -- are you a Liberal?)
This is about sovereignity. Are you planning on paying for the open border you appear to propose?
I hope you have a BIG checkbook -- but you sure as hell can't write checks on mine.