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CreekDog

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46. Sounds pretty self serving if your ancestors came before such restrictions

Reply to Texasgal (Reply #44)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 12:21 AM

Aug 2015

It is hypocritical.

You might bristle at the term, but that's just the way it is.

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If you're an American citizen of European ancestry and opposed to immigration, you're a hypocrite [View all] CreekDog Aug 2015 OP

Uh, no. Llewlladdwr Aug 2015 #1

Is that when all of our European ancestors got here? JoePhilly Aug 2015 #31

There is a gradient between Kurska Aug 2015 #2

many try to frame any consideration about numbers/capacity as being '2 No immigrants from anywhere' HFRN Aug 2015 #26

I disagree. Marr Aug 2015 #3

Our politics have prevented us from having a sound national immigration policy. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #19

You are wrong dumbcat Aug 2015 #4

well, everyone's a hypocrite. "Only hypocrites cannot forgive hypocrisy" cali Aug 2015 #5

If you are a human being and opposed to murder you're a hypocrite WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #6

Ah yes, the drawbridge mentality. KamaAina Aug 2015 #7

Everyone everywhere is an immigrant by ancestry. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #8

Not if we all move to Kenya! MFrohike Aug 2015 #35

I wonder if all the humanoids evolved in west africa. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #36

Interesting Sherman A1 Aug 2015 #9

White people support immigration by other white people. nt. LexVegas Aug 2015 #10

i've noticed the pattern CreekDog Aug 2015 #27

+2 nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #54

gringo grandpas and grandmas got a free pass way back when Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #11

My grandpappy got bounced for TB. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #38

Perhaps but the opposition to immigration targeted the Irish then the Know Nothings came along pampango Aug 2015 #12

Are people really upset about immigration? Shandris Aug 2015 #17

Depends on the "people". Some on the right view all immigrants as competition for jobs, pampango Aug 2015 #22

Would seem like a stretch to me but... Shandris Aug 2015 #23

No - there has been a segment opposed to immigration "of the wrong kind". brooklynite Aug 2015 #20

My forbear on my mother's side immigrated from Scotland during The Clearances. CTyankee Aug 2015 #13

That's a broad brush you are wielding. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #14

I don't think the Tuscarora tribal nations thought the immigration of the colonists was legal. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #15

Here we go... Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #21

Well, their ancestors snuck over illegally Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #42

I think it's "illegal immigration" that most people have a problem with davidn3600 Aug 2015 #16

Yeah, mine entered legally too. It was easy. They came before the barn door was closed. n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #29

I don't know... people seem to really dislike H-1B's, and that's one of the most common Recursion Aug 2015 #47

Yeah, when companies use those H1Bs to replace American workers for cheaper wages davidn3600 Aug 2015 #48

Which part of the government is being corrupt? (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #50

Political parties davidn3600 Aug 2015 #51

I know the Disney story very well Recursion Aug 2015 #53

I hate to get in to the H-1B arguments. joshcryer Aug 2015 #55

The subject brings a lot more heat than light Recursion Aug 2015 #56

The sad part? joshcryer Aug 2015 #57

the subject brings a lot more hate than light CreekDog Aug 2015 #59

No you're not... brooklynite Aug 2015 #18

Only the Sith deal in absolutes One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #24

I'm an American citizen of European ancestry, LWolf Aug 2015 #25

I don't think we should have unlimited immigration. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #28

No one is against Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #30

How our ancestors came to this country is irrelevant CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #32

If your grandparents, parents, or yourself are immigrants from Cuba, and NCjack Aug 2015 #33

No, it's a bit more broad MFrohike Aug 2015 #34

I am opposed to illegal immigration. Throd Aug 2015 #37

Ditto. I agree. n/t RebelOne Aug 2015 #40

If your ancestors came to the US when there was an "open border" are you a hypocrite PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #39

My Grandfather came over from Ireland because the British had a price on his head. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #41

LOL, thread win Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #45

Agreed. iandhr Aug 2015 #43

I am totally in agreement with Legal Texasgal Aug 2015 #44

Sounds pretty self serving if your ancestors came before such restrictions CreekDog Aug 2015 #46

Mine arrived about 1590. The 'natives' failed to grasp our utter awesomeness. freshwest Aug 2015 #49

my grandmother was born here in 1895. her parents DesertFlower Aug 2015 #52

I'm all for relaxing immigration requirements. joshcryer Aug 2015 #58

Nope. zabet Aug 2015 #60

Heavy immigration favors the 1%, not the rest of us. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #61

All those damned white Protestants ruined this nation... hunter Aug 2015 #62