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To: RegulatorCountry
For anyone who believes this, who do you think fought the Revolutionary War?

People who immigrated before the revolution and their descendants. Whether they immigrated before or after 1776 they still immigrated here.

42 posted on 10/05/2014 1:17:13 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: Hugin
We are not a nation of immigrants, Hugin. The nation did not exist when the forebears of many came here. The ancestors of some had been on this continent for 150 years or more at the dawn of the Revolution. Some, in the instance of indians, had been here for thousands of years.

So, to say that "we are a nation of immigrants" is incorrect. That phrase is used to excuse all manner of abuse in allowing outsiders access to and all the benefits of residing in this nation and becoming citizens. Extending citizenship should be selective. We should be encouraging and permitting people to become citizens who are a net gain for the nation rather than a detriment.

The only exception I would grant, would be the genuinely persecuted, and refugees. Refugees would be provided a safe haven until their safe return could be accomplished.

43 posted on 10/05/2014 1:34:45 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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