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08-07-2007, 01:40 AM #1
Founding Fathers Were Immigration Skeptics
Founding Fathers Were Immigration Skeptics
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Posted 07/20/2007 ET
Updated 07/20/2007 ET
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=21626
The American people continue to be involved in a long-overdue national discussion of immigration. And yet, during the debate over the immigration bill that recently died in the Senate, I do not recall hearing the views of the Founding Fathers -- even if only out of curiosity -- considered, pursued or even raised.
Contrary to what most Americans may believe, in fact, the Founding Fathers were by and large skeptical of immigration. If the United States lacked people with particular skills, then the Founders had no objection to attracting them from abroad. But they were convinced that mass immigration would bring social turmoil and political confusion in its wake.
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