[Wolfie]

that there's something different about this wave of immigrants as compared with previous waves of immigrants.

There is. In the old days, you worked or starved. Which meant assmilation. Not anymore.

[kabar]

We also didn't have the welfare state. 53% of immigrant headed households are on welfare. The Hispanic out of wedlock birthrate is 50% and the school dropout rate is approximately 50% as well.

The Hispanic Challenge By Samuel P. Huntington