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Buchanan's scare mongering completely ignores the fact that: (1) a new wave of minorities and immigrants have rescued this nation from financial and spiritual bankruptcy approximately every 40 years since its inception; (2) this nation is, and always has been, an amalgamation of different cultures and races, in order to become "one nation" (ever had Chinese food?); (3) what about the "death of the American Indian?"; and (4) Most immigrants do come here to become Americans, but are quickly reviled and rejected by many Americans, and made to feel unwelcome or unappreciated. This happened to the Irish, the Germans, the European Jews, the Italians, the Greeks, the Turks, the Chinese, the Indians, the French, the Mexicans, the South Americans, and just about everyone else.

Since my parents came over here on the Mayflower in 1637, (John & Dorothy of Ipswich, on "The Rose," April 8th, 1637) do I have the right to tell each and every person on this board, or Pat Buchanan, for that matter (whose family actually came here in the mid 1800s from Ireland and Scotland) to pack up and leave?

The fact of the matter is that every successive wave of immigrants has made me and my family, richer and more succesful, and has further entrenched us here in the USA.

If these immigrants didn't start coming since the 1600s, I have no doubt that this country would not be the international and domestic success story that it is today. No doubt whatsoever.

Amen.

The fact of the matter is that every successive wave of immigrants has made me and my family, richer and more succesful, and has further entrenched us here in the USA.

How are they making you richer? Are you hiring them off the street and paying them crappy wages....now there's something to boast about.

If these immigrants didn't start coming since the 1600s, I have no doubt that this country would not be the international and domestic success story that it is today. No doubt whatsoever.

Where do you live B_C? LA-LA LAND? Illegal immigrants are marching over the southern border like fire ants headed for a french fry. As nice and as sincere these illegals may be, they aren't building any railroads and they aren't learning any english. Here is what they are doing: raising my taxes, raising my health insurance costs, causing kaos in the schools, not paying any taxes themselves, sending any money they make back to Mexico, having a ton of kids and raising them on welfare, costing the southern states tons of money to 'protect' the border....etc and etc.

"The fact of the matter is that every successive wave of immigrants has made me and my family, richer and more successful, and has further entrenched us here in the USA. "

BUT...In the past immigration was controlled and generally brought in the skills and manpower needed.

Now there is no discrimination . As though anyone and everyone has the right and OK to come in. We don't want to do away with immigration. Simply make it more discriminatory.