So all of the boats of European immigrants were filled with nothing but highly skilled, ready to assimilate people? That is ridiculous to assert that. Many Italians spoke little to no English and huge numbers of Irish were unskilled farmers fleeing famine in Ireland.No it isn't.
This is what you people fail to grasp. Back then, legal immigration consisted of people of all classes and abilities, whearas today, illegal immigration is exclusively people with little or no skills.
Immigration of the former can easily be absorbed into society, the latter cannot without it being disruptive.
Then this is the logical error you people make. Since people in the past opposed immigration for racist reasons like hating Irish or Italians or whatever, you presume people today want to stop illegal immigration because they are racist, for the same tired rhetoric.
No, you just fail to grasp reality, as is always the case with you people. Our corrupt and incompetent politicians then take advantage of your ignorance since the "problem" of illegal immigration isn't a problem for some, but an opportunity. In all actuality, it's a serious problem for everyone.
Many of the original inhabitants of Georgia were placed there as part of a penal colony. African Americans were brought here thru no choice of their own with no language or labor skills.
We are all immigrants or descendents of immigrants. That is what makes us the great melting pot and the beacon of democracy for the world.