It was persecution of Christians that caused most of the first immigration. to this country. How quickly catholics forget their history of persecuting christians
The Catholic church was behind the forced “convert or die” option given to those in Spain who were not Catholic during the Spanish Inquisition.
Interestingly, a married-in part of my family is descended from those expulsions, and Spain is now graciously (if strangely) offering citizenship to those beleaguered descendants, as an apology.
Of course, they are now Protestants.