We are all immigrants: True or False? (legal, illegal immigration, school)

[le roi]

yeah there's a really large % of americans who are not descended from "immigrants"

that said i still believe that the country was founded on the idea of being a safe haven for immigrants

[bentlebee]

Originally Posted by want to learn

When there is an article about illegal immigration, someone will tell us that everyone in America is an immigrant and as a result we should be more open minded. Do you agree, are you and the majority of people you know immigrants?

I'm an immigrant and I'm very offended when I hear the lame stream media talk about illegal aliens as immigrants.

You have to come here legally to be considered an immigrant and if you come here illegally than you have no rights. For certain an illegal alien is not an immigrant.

[tinytrump]

Originally Posted by DownHillAmerica

False. We're not all immigrants. And the first wave of Europeans to come here were conquerors and settlers, not immigrants.

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im·mi·grant
ˈiməɡrənt/
noun
a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

[tinytrump]

Originally Posted by bentlebee

I'm an immigrant and I'm very offended when I hear the lame stream media talk about illegal aliens as immigrants.

You have to come here legally to be considered an immigrant and if you come here illegally than you have no rights. For certain an illegal alien is not an immigrant.

senior immigrant- all people residing in the US have certain rights- read our constitution our laws-

[Troyfan]

To be an immigrant I would also have to be an emigrant and I'm not. So I can't be an immigrant.

[don1945]

Originally Posted by DownHillAmerica

False. We're not all immigrants. And the first wave of Europeans to come here were conquerors and settlers, not immigrants.

Yeah, and I bet the Indians were really thrilled to see your grandpap and grandma getting off that boat.

You can twist it any way you want, but we ALL would not be here if people did not immigrate.

[Taratova]

My mother country is America. Born here.

[want to learn]

I understand that the "we are all immigrants" argument for an open border is being used in Europe now too. Even though most people in many European countries have family living in the area for 100s of generations.

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by le roi

yeah there's a really large % of americans who are not descended from "immigrants"

that said i still believe that the country was founded on the idea of being a safe haven for immigrants

It was founded on freedom. It had nothing to do with immigrants.

[brownbagg]

This would be the same as , someone coming to your house knocking on the door to see if you are home vs; someone coming to your house and crawling through your window to see if you are home