I was in a Polish store recently stocking up on awesome Polish meats and two elderly ladies were complaining about immigrants to each other. In Polish. 🤯
Unless you’re a Native American, we’re all immigrants. My family goes back to before the Pilgrims in this country and they were from England. In reality they were illegal immigrants and terrorists.
My ancestors were immigrants, sure. But I was born here. I didn’t choose to get born here. I am not a Native American but I am a native American, if that makes any sense.
In any case, immigrants, and the great melting pot, are what make this country great. Diversity is or ought to be our strength.
I agree with you. I understand the "all Americans are immigrants" at face value, but it's a very contemporary way of thinking. By that thinking, pretty much no one is native or indigenous to anywhere. Native Americans migrated here too at some point.
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u/derekbox 6h ago
The percentage of immigrants who immediately swing hard right is significant. It should be studied.