And a very nice ratio of native-born to foreign-born that sustained American civic virtue. Plus immigration was merit based. You got to come here if you could be a good citizen and contribute.
JFK ran on a platform of chain migration, which put immigrants in charge of immigration, at the same time the dems switched from white to non-white immigration.
Naturally, in time the border would come to be meaningless to the new population since they desire to replace the natives and their vote is what drives Dem politics and American immigration policy, and increasingly, our foreign policy.
“In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which did away with quotas based on nationality and allowed Americans to sponsor relatives from their countries of origin. As a result of this act and subsequent legislation, the nation experienced a shift in immigration patterns. Today, the majority of U.S. immigrants come from Asia and Latin America rather than Europe.”