Legal immigration has rarely been a problem in the US. It's the 12 to 10 million illegals roaming around that make up the majority of the "immigration" problems the US is currently suffering.
I am 110% against illegal "immigration. What our country SHOULD do is give these Hmong an intensive 6 month crash course on "American" history and culture. That would be the best thing we could do for them.
Its beside the point of the article, but its hard to believe now but not very long ago simply being an economic refuge wasn't enough to gaurantee a life in the US. Now it seems to be the only reason. The upshot is I think the only emotional tie many new residents have to America is they think its a good place to make money while they pine for the really 'good life' back home.
I guess I'm a little more hardline about this because here in CA I've so often run into 'legal' newcomers who apparently have nothing good to say about my country & countrymen.