I'm got my flame suit on, here goes: Columbus was Italian and I'm proud he was the first "American", what are you, German? English? Are you proud?. The barbarians are at the gates, and there's millions of 'em on the way. Don't like Italians? Then stay away because I don't care, I've heard it all. Funny you didn't question that Spanish were provincials, just barbarians (I've obviously offended you, lol), next thing you know you'll be telling me they invented the aqueducts and baths and what it meant to be Roman(lol).
Columbus never set foot in North America, by the way. I'm American, neither German nor English....but I suppose you're asking my ethnic origin. It's Anglo-Saxo-Viking-Pictish-Briton if you must know, and I'm neither proud nor ashamed of it. Besides, it has no place in a discussion over legal vs. illegal immigration.
I have no problem with Italians or with Americans who claim to be "Italian". You're the one who's got a problem, calling on ancient history when we're talking about today, here and now. You wouldn't bring up ancient history if you only merely had a problem with someone's immigration status.