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USAThe Backlash against "Immigrants” Is Offensive and

absurd -- We're All Immigrants- by James Robinson,

2010

Backlash (bakˌlash)

a strong and adverse reaction by a

large number of people, especially to

a social or political development.

"a public backlash against racism“

synonyms: adverse reaction, adverse

response, counterblast, comeback,

repercussion;

HistoryIn 400 years ago the first of four major immigration waves

hit the shores of what later came to be known as the United States of America. These early immigrants (aka Colonists) were almost all from the islands comprising the United Kingdom, with a smattering from the Continent itself:

Denmark,

Finland,

France

By 1700, approximately 250,000 immigrants

inhabited the Colonies

By 1775 another 500,000 people had made the treacherous crossing.

French,

German,

Irish, Italian and Scottish escaping conflict and oppression made their way here.

Europe

Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden, Wales, and Finland).

THE SALAD BOWL

An American historian, Frederick

Jackson Turner, once said that the

United States ought to be described

as a salad bowl rather than a melting

pot. Americans get mixed together

like leaves in a salad bowl, by

remaining distinct.

SALAD IN A BOWL

THE EARLY IMMIGRANT BACKLASH

The flood of immigrants alarmed many 'native-

born' Americans, who were often only a generation

removed from their own immigrant roots. Some

feared job competition; others disliked the religion,

politics or ethnicity of the newcomers. During the

1850's, the "America Party" (aka the Know-Nothing

Party) demanded laws to reduce immigration and

to make it harder for foreigners to become

citizens.

First anti-immigrant law

The first anti-immigrant law, passed in California, targeted the

Chinese. In 1882, the US passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which

was not repealed until 1943.

Even then, immigration quotas for Chinese were only raised

above 105 per year by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The late 1800s were difficult for Chinese in the US--the growing

trade union movement based part of its organizing strategy on

advocating deportation of Chinese immigrants. Race riots on the

West coast were the response of angry whites who blamed

Chinese for their woes.

The Chinese

The Contemporary Anti-Immigrant Campaign

The 1965 law states that 20 percent of all numerically

restricted visas will be allocated for skilled workers

and 6 percent for refugees, with the remainder split

among various family-oriented preference

categories. Importantly, spouses, dependent

children, and parents of US citizens were exempted

from any numerical limits. It is this provision that

particularly drew the wrath of the right.

The Contemporary Anti-Immigrant Campaign

In the 1980s, anti-immigrant sentiment grew during the

debate over immigration reform. Supporters of the

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 argued that

immigrants were stealing jobs and draining the economy,

and that political turmoil in Mexico and Central America

would spill over into the US. Defenders of immigrants

argued that immigrants are, in fact, a positive force in the

American workforce and that the US is historically a nation

of immigrants.

The Immigration Act of 1990

Reaffirmed the centrality of family reunification, which has been the touchstone of US immigration policy since 1965. However, the concept of family reunification is now under attack.

THE FINAL LAW

Authored by Senator Alan Simpson (R-

Wyoming) and Representative Romano

Mazzoli (D-Kentucky), and promoted by

the Reagan White House, was intended to

shut the door on the further flow of illegal

immigrants, while ostensibly supporting

immigrants by offering "legalized" status to

undocumented immigrants already in the

US.

AMERICANS’ OBSESSION

To save our country and our jobs, we need to close down our borders and keep out "immigrants."

The Atlantic Monthly Article:

Quotes directly from The Camp of the Saints, a copy of which describes the masses threatening the white, and naturally civilized world as:

"All the kinky-haired, swarthy-skinned, long-despised phantoms; all the teeming ants toiling for the white man's comfort; all the swill men and sweepers, the troglodytes, the stinking drudges, the swivel-hipped menials, the women less wretches, the lung-spewing hackers. . . .

"These "five billion growling human beings" are threatening the "seven hundred million whites."

Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America? (Pros/Yes)

"In 2010, the average unlawful immigrant household received around $24,721 in government benefits and services while paying some $10,334 in taxes. This generated an average annual fiscal deficit (benefits received minus taxes paid) of around $14,387 per household. This cost had to be borne by U.S. taxpayers... Under current law, all unlawful immigrant households together have an aggregate annual deficit of around $54.5 billion.“

Robert Rector, MA, Senior Research Fellow in Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation, and Jason Richwine, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation (at the time of the quote) in their May 6, 2013

Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America? (Cons/No)

"Many undocumented immigrants pay taxes, use government

services and collect benefits. Most importantly, undocumented

immigrants contribute to the economy. Labor economists agree

that there are net gains to having a larger labor supply. Some

groups benefit more than others do - and some may even be hurt

by the millions of undocumented immigrants.

In 2012, researchers at the Cato Institute estimated that a mass

deportations policy would reduce economic growth by around

$250 billion per year. Those costs would not be evenly distributed:

Those at the very bottom of the income distribution, particularly

those without a high school diploma, may even earn higher wages

in the absence of undocumented immigrants. But in total,

undocumented immigrants benefit the economy."

Reference/s:

The Backlash against "Immigrants” Is

Offensive and absurd -- We're All

Immigrants- by James Robinson, 2010

Pulling up the Ladder -The Anti-Immigrant

Backlash by Doug Brugge

The Daily Conversation – History of USA

Immigration