09-08-2023, 03:54 PM
(09-08-2023, 12:13 AM)LSUfaninTN Wrote: Illegal* Mexicans. Most that have fallen (Byzantine, Roman, Ottoman, Soviet Union, to an extent Weimar Republic) experienced a huge influx of illegal immigrants. People like to give GOP a hard time for wanting stronger borders (we’ve gotta be the only country dumb enough to actually fight for that kind of thing), but mayor of NYC literally just said “illegal immigration will be the death of this city” a mere 2 years after saying “all are welcome.” Basically, “as long as it’s not in my backyard”
needing papers for immigration is a 20th-century thing. The US didn't really regulate immigration until 1824, Entry visas became popular in the 1930s as countries sought to prevent Jewish immigration out of Germany. Post WWII, they were used to manage refugees.
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