The
comparison of the civil rights movement to illegal aliens seeking
amnesty is ludicrous and offensive. Blacks were brought to this land in
chains and denied equal rights for centuries. They were not immigrants,
legal or otherwise. The illegal aliens are in our streets, not in the
shadows, and willingly entered this country and knowingly violated our
laws in multiple ways. Now they are demanding that their crimes be
rewarded by having their status legalized, including an immediate work
permit and a path to citizenship.
Despite this egregious comparison, Schumer may have inadvertently
stumbled onto the real civil rights issue of our time -- mass immigration versus the rights of American workers.
Since 1965, our immigration policies have engendered one of the greatest mass migrations of people in the shortest period of time in human history. The U.S. adds one international migrant (net) every 44 seconds. Immigrants account for one in 8 U.S. residents, the highest level in almost 90 years. In 1970 it was one in 21. In less than a decade, it will be one in 7, the highest it has been in our history.
Since 1965, our immigration policies have engendered one of the greatest mass migrations of people in the shortest period of time in human history. The U.S. adds one international migrant (net) every 44 seconds. Immigrants account for one in 8 U.S. residents, the highest level in almost 90 years. In 1970 it was one in 21. In less than a decade, it will be one in 7, the highest it has been in our history.
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