[cyborg]

Equating today's immigrants, overwhelmingly from the Third World, with the Irish, Italians, Slavs and Jews of 100 years ago is a soothing but strained comparison. The old immigrants actually had things in common with the American majority of their day.

*It's not strained. It's true.

All of the aforementioned groups were European. Three were Christian and the fourth practice the religion from which Christianity sprang. All came from societies that respected law and had common concepts of justice, liberty and personal responsibility.

*Oh please. There were many people coming from countries other than Europe that were as christian and patriotic. Cuba, the West Indies,etc. Give me a break. This author has a short term, or he likes to leave out facts. No Jews, No Dogs, No Niggers signs... No Irish Need Apply... WOPs and all that.


Equally important, there was no bilingual education, no bilingual ballots, no dumbed-down citizenship tests, no quotas, no multiculturalism, no militant racial interest groups, no chip-on-the-shoulder minorities clamoring for what they perceive to be due.

*There were militant racial interests. It was called the KLAN and very much active. There was blatant RACISM in this country at the beginning of the twentieth century. If there wasn't that racism to begin with, we wouldn't have a lot of the reverse madness we have today.

[EveningStar]

There were militant racial interests. It was called the KLAN and very much active. There was blatant RACISM in this country at the beginning of the twentieth century. If there wasn't that racism to begin with, we wouldn't have a lot of the reverse madness we have today.

Really?