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Americans’ preference of old immigration rather than new immigration
reflected a sudden rise in conservatism... ...Before the “flood” which
occurred in the 1870s was a period called “old” immigration. Old
immigrants were mostly from Western Europe, especially Britain,
Germany, Ireland and Scandinavia. Since most of them, with the
exception of the Irish, had Anglo-Saxon or Protestant backgrounds,
they were quickly incorporated into American society, welcomed into
the "asylum of liberty." However, beginning in 1870, “new” immigration
began, with large numbers of people arriving from eastern and southern
Europe as well as Asia, Russia, and Japan. They were predominantly
Jewish and Catholic, which sparked tensions.

....

The issue of “whiteness” arose after 1790 when the U.S. congress began
to restrict naturalization to “white persons.” [26] While the
requirements for naturalization changed over time, they still existed
in one form or another until 1952.

....

The unfortunate circumstances that the new immigrants arrived in made
their image even worse. They came to the new urban America, where
disease, overcrowding and crime festered. As a result, relations
became openly hostile, with many Americans becoming anti-immigrant,
fearing the customs, religion, and poverty of the new immigrants,
considering them less desirable than old immigrants. In reality, this
perceived difference did not exist; the new immigrants, although
seeming different, brought the same sort of values as old ones did.
Statistically, they did not commit any more crime or contribute to any
more of the misfortunes as any previous immigrant generation.

....

Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act in 1921, followed by the
Immigration Act of 1924, which was aimed at further restricting the
Southern and Eastern Europeans who had begun to enter the country in
large numbers beginning in the 1890s. Most of the European refugees
(principally Jews) fleeing the Nazis and World War II were barred from
coming to the United States.[24]

....

In 1954, Operation Wetback forced the return of thousands of illegal
immigrants to Mexico... ...The program was ultimately abandoned due to
questions surrounding the ethics of its implementation. Citizens of
Mexican descent complained of police stopping all "Mexican looking"
people and utilizing extreme “police-state” methods including
deportation of American-born children who by law were citizens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History..._United_States

Yes, 2pid, people like you have been around for a very long time
indeed. And even though your backward views have been run over by "the
will of the people" at every turn, the world didn't end...again.

In the ultimate irony, 2pid (a self-proclaimed 'patriot') is anti-
American. Isn't that funny?
 
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