My point exactly. We accept people from all over the world who want to leave an economically failed culture to bring that economically failed culture to America. (Mexico comes to mind...)
I would accept (welcome) twice as many legal immigrants into this country than currently come in legally and illegally combined if they would become "Americanized" upon arrival. Learn our language, accept our values (Freedom, hard work, education, liberty)
In the early years of America, a huge percentage of people were immigrants. They became "Americanized" and made this country great.
My wife's family is from Puerto Rico (American territory, but not really American culture.) Her family learned English quickly and became totally Americanized. She graduated from a large high school 2nd in her class, her brother was 1st. He is a medical doctor, she is a pharmacist. My father-in-law is an Aerospace engineer with an entire career serving the US Army. I know many Africans from Church. (I attend a Church that has been tremendously committed to foriegn missions.) They are wonderful, educated, freedom-loving people.
I will take all the people like these the world has to offer.
In the early years of America, a huge percentage of people were immigrants. They became "Americanized" and made this country great.
People forget that almost everybody here had ancestors that immigrated to this country. Unless your %100 full-blood American Indian/Native American, your family probably immigrated here in the past few centuries.
I can be a bit harsh on immigrants, but I'm so detached from it - many in my family that immigrated to the Americans came over in the 1500s and 1600s.
This country was founded and created by immigrants who risked their lives for freedom (if people saw the ships that our ancestors immigrated in, they would be surprised).