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The overwhelming majority of legal immigrants allowed in under the 1965 act have done quite well. It’s the illegals who are causing the problem ~

You are a correct to a small degree. Illegal immigration is the biggest problem but legal immigration is a problem as well. You are wrong about the overwhelming majority of immigrants doing well. That won't stand up to the facts. Yes there are certainly success stories. But they don't constitute the overwhelming majority. We had a cap on immigration of about 200,000/year prior to 1965. This was a reasonable number. That was a number that could be assimilated. Now we are taking in close to 1 million per year. That's madness. We cannot assimilate this many people and it's tearing apart the social fiber of the country.

The 1965 act emphasized family reunification rather than our traditional immigration base. Prior to 1965 if you wanted to immigrate to the US you had to have a sponsor and show that you had the financial means not to be a burden to the US. That has been thrown out the window. Today huge numbers of legal immigrants are in fact a burden. Prior to 1965, this was NOT the case. Family Reunification and a lottery is just about the stupidest possible way to base your immigration system.