Immigrants "stealing our jobs"

freshnesschronic · 02-26-2008, 02:33 PM

Hey, I was just wondering...do you know how your family got to America, Merc? Was it through the Bering Strait? Or by boat or something...and it had to be a legal immigration, cause god knows there was no such thing as illegal immigration at the turn of the 20th century!

lookout123 · 02-26-2008, 02:35 PM

so that's the tired old comment you want to drag out for your entrance to this thread? nice fresh. now would you care to actually comment on the issue being discussed or are you content to just snipe at those with an opinion?

TheMercenary · 02-26-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Hey, I was just wondering...do you know how your family got to America, Merc? Was it through the Bering Strait? Or by boat or something...and it had to be a legal immigration, cause god knows there was no such thing as illegal immigration at the turn of the 20th century!

I know they came her through a legal process via Boston for one side, and via the Mayflower on another, others through Ellis Island, all through a legal immigration process.

Radar · 02-26-2008, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I know they came her through a legal process via Boston for one side, and via the Mayflower on another, others through Ellis Island, all through a legal immigration process.

The federal government is not granted any authority over immigration by the U.S. Constitution. The legal process is just to show up.

tw · 02-27-2008, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I know they came her through a legal process via Boston for one side, ...

Legal only because no restrictions existed (except for Chinese). Did TheMercenary again forget to mention that part?

Today, with so much hate, some would attack evil immigrants. Conveniently forget how laws have changed to discriminate ... and call that good. So again, it’s all about 'good verse evil'. The good guys can even forget a few facts - and rationalize who are the good guys?

Of course they came legally when immigrants were welcome - when the good guys did not hate. How do we know? Good must always triumph over evil immigrants.

TheMercenary · 02-27-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Legal only because no restrictions existed (except for Chinese). Did TheMercenary again forget to mention that part?

Today, with so much hate, some would attack evil immigrants. Conveniently forget how laws have changed to discriminate ... and call that good. So again, it’s all about 'good verse evil'. The good guys can even forget a few facts - and rationalize who are the good guys?

Of course they came legally when immigrants were welcome - when the good guys did not hate. How do we know? Good must always triumph over evil immigrants.

Don't know much about the process at Ellis Island do ya?

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freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Hey, I was just wondering...do you know how your family got to America, Merc? Was it through the Bering Strait? Or by boat or something...and it had to be a legal immigration, cause god knows there was no such thing as illegal immigration at the turn of the 20th century!

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