My family came here legally, like most immigrants of the prior century. They spent time in quarantine on Ellis Island and had to have a sponsor to be granted the opportunity to stay. Every single one of them naturalized and raised "American" children. I was raised to be an American by the descendants of people who left their native countries to become American. I don't consider myself Italian or Dutch or English.
The immigration system has been all fucked up since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. We went from a quota system to, 'fuck it - let everyone in.'
My family came here legally, like most immigrants of the prior century. They spent time in quarantine on Ellis Island and had to have a sponsor to be granted the opportunity to stay. Every single one of them naturalized and raised "American" children. I was raised to be an American by the descendants of people who left their native countries to become American. I don't consider myself Italian or Dutch or English.
The immigration system has been all fucked up since the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. We went from a quota system to, 'fuck it - let everyone in.'
Our immigration system is a joke. I can't understand why it's controversial that Trump wants to end catch and release and birthright citizenship. Those two changes alone would end a significant amount of illegal immigration both from border crossers and visa overstayers. Anyone that supports those policies truly wants to see this country collapse.