[Dashing Dasher]

Mine sat in Displaced Persons' Camps in Europe and waited there for six years.

But, that was after the Nazis took them from their village and put them in labor camps for four years.

My family thought that was a small price to pay to come to America. I'm very proud of them and they have given me a strong sense of Patriotism.

[nicmarlo]

I'm sorry your family had to endure the Nazis and their cruelty. Thank God He got them to America and away from persecution. As I understand, my mother's grandparents (both sides) came to the States during the potato famine in Ireland.....which was brought on, in large part, due to the government's/landlord's treatment of land and the peasants. They escaped starvation. But they waited their turn to get into the U.S. My father's side is of Germany Palatine heritage; their hardship, both before, during, and after arriving to the States, has been well-documented by such authors as Henry Z ("Hank") Jones, Jr., Fellow, in his book The Palatine Families of New York - 1710.

[Borax Queen]

Mine sat in Displaced Persons' Camps in Europe and waited there for six years.

Mine did too. That was after they got to "choose" between Hitler's camps or Stalin's Siberia. They had legitimate reasons to request citizenship, and had to wait years, learn English and the Constitution, have sponsors and jobs (those old enough), be healthy. Women and children were admitted first.

Now, the people are arriving illegally to abuse our social services, take our jobs, invade us, yet we do nothing.