[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Why not? Especially about the son of immigrants part. Every American has an ancestor who was an immigrant--even Amerindians.
Are you an overpopulationist? The United States can support a population much larger than 300 million, in any case.

And if feathers are going to get ruffled anyway, Enlarged United States of America.
A (much) larger population will help the United States keep its lead over the PRC and India.

[Spirochete]

Why not?

Because we have more immigrants than we can assimilate now.

Are you an overpopulationist?

No.

The United States can support a population much larger than 300 million, in any case.

The US is a fully developed country, and the Age of Immigration has passed. We're no longer in a nation-building/expansion mode, we no longer need swarms of immigrants.

And if feathers are going to get ruffled anyway, Enlarged United States of America.

Not going to happen the way you propose.

A (much) larger population will help the United States keep its lead over the PRC and India.

The PRC and India are gaining on the US because the US is allowing it (offshoring and outsourcing).

[Spirochete]

Why not?

Because we have more immigrants than we can assimilate now.

Are you an overpopulationist?

No.

The United States can support a population much larger than 300 million, in any case.

The US is a fully developed country, and the Age of Immigration has passed. We're no longer in a nation-building/expansion mode, so we don't need swarms of immigrants.

And if feathers are going to get ruffled anyway, Enlarged United States of America.

Not going to happen the way you propose.

A (much) larger population will help the United States keep its lead over the PRC and India.

The PRC and India are gaining on the US because the US is allowing it (offshoring and outsourcing).

[Dante3]

What nonsense. Our quality of life is suffering because of too many people already in this country. Traffic jams are getting out of hand in my area. Violent home invasion gangs, made up mostly of immigrants and illegal aliens, terrorize the less affluent in my state. Our historic battlefields and scenic areas have been destroyed for tacky housing developments, parking lots, and ugly urban sprawl.

Crowding can have many serious consequences (see Tom Wolfe's article "Sliding down the behavioral sink").

It is one thing to import noted scientists to this country. But we do not need masses of people from enemy nations who will further pose a security risk and/or just want our welfare. Why bring the problems of Iraq to this country?

[lqclamar]

Every American has an ancestor who was an immigrant

Big difference. Most of our ancestors paid their way here, settled on their own, and assimilated into the existing culture. When the government does these refugee programs the taxpayers end up footing the bill and the Feds dump them en masse into the backyard of an unwilling local community.