I was trying to be humorous Todd. As a Tennesean I'm a might sensitive to references to excluding anyone on their merits if they have contributive talents and are willing to earn their right to citizenship. My pigishness extends to stopping the useless and inbred, the traitorous and huddled in cramped apartment masses who yearn for the rest of us to learn Spanish and ignore their littering and rowdiness.
Never mind. I talked my way out of defending them.
No need to defend the French. After all, they won't defend themselves!!