Our national slogan is “E Pluribus Unum,” “Out of many, one.” We have found unity as a people by merging our original ethnic identity into a new and higher identity as simple, un-hyphenated Americans. I think of immigration as a seasoning, like salt (or other preferred seasoning), added to a salad. If you control the amount added, it makes the salad better, but it you don't control it and poor the whole bottle on, it makes it worse.
It seems to be illuminating that our government seems to be AGAINST more legal immigration, especially the proscribed kind, i.e. educated professionals with a clear visible means to support themselves and a basic construct of our language and IN FAVOR OF millions of unskilled illegal labor with no grasp of our language and no visible means to provide real basic services for themselves.
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS POLICY?