I'm in favor of immigration reform so we have fewer undocumented immigrants and more legal ones. But I don't really understand why, if you're fine with the fact that America let in Italian and Polish immigrants in 1922, you have a problem with us letting in Latinos in 2022.
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Is it the job market? Unemployment is 3.6%. Employers are struggling to find workers. There are still lots of service jobs for un- and semi-skilled workers. And legalizing workers reduces any downward pressure on wages.
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I know the easy answer is racism. But I find the hatred of Latinos - who come from countries that generally have part-European roots, have strong family cultures, and are generally Christian (which lots of Americans seem to care about) - mysterious.
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People say "Latinos aren't white." But Italians or Greeks weren't considered white in 1920. It's one reason I've never understood why the GOP chose to rail against Latino immigrants instead of embracing them, given that many of them would be natural Republican voters.
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And yes, I obviously understand that there was vehement opposition to immigration a century ago, often for racist reasons. But no one today says, "It was a disaster that we let all those Italians and Poles in!"
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Not in so many words, but it's a standard part of the new nativism to cite 1924 immigration act as ideal. For example, former USA attorney general Jeff Sessions:https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/jeff-sessions-1924-immigration/512591/ …
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