I may be wrong BUT........
It seems to boil down to Haves and Have nots.......
Most all US citizens descend from have nots who came to this country and either worked their asses off or went on the "dole" Many were
uneducated, undereducated. There were street gangs, lawless drunks, corrupt poloticians, bootleggers, and many who never used condoms......They taxed the system and they were Irish,Italian,Polish,Chinese etc. Teachers may have even spent some extra time with a few of them. When there were no jobs...alcohol and gambling became popular industries with the poor.......oh yes ...drugs as well. Children were used and abused on the streets and in sweatshops.....Eventually most groups assimilated but had to deal with racist elements. Today.....Life is better here than in most parts of the world so people still take the chance to make their lives better here. OH.....Unions have lost their power(to their workers......who needs ya...."global economy....cheap labor in China Indonesia,India etc.). Good Jobs with Insurance benefits are being shipped overseas every day saving the big $ for the multi- million dollar salaries of the most powerful.(and thats not even where they make most of their $). Middle Class in this country is shrinking.and we will continue to have trouble assimilating the poor from elsewhere...including Mexico,Guatemala,Latin America etc.
Most are just trying to create a better situation for their families as did your ancestors and I don't give a rats ass what you laugh at! YES we need border control and much greater immigration effeciencies. American culture is changing before your eyes. Question is...Who is responsible??
Oh.......I spent 8 hours in the emergency room last week and what I saw were NOT 'beaners" Most were what I would characterize as poor or working poor who most likely use the ER for their primary medical care.
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