You said that Irish immigrants came the same way as today's immigrants. You also said that their were no immigration laws to comply with when the Irish came. That is the history that you established for your point. But there are laws to comply with today so it is not the same no matter how obstinate you are about it.
That's not what I said at all.
They came the same way that illegal aliens come...illegal aliens are NOT immigrants.
The Irish simply hopped on a boat and came here...no visas to apply for, no pre-entry requirements at all.
That's the same way that illegal aliens come today.
The difference is that there were no laws to comply with back then, so to call them "legal immigrants" is a stretch.