"I say I am not against the admission of Germans in general, for they have their virtues, their industry and frugality is exemplary; They are excellent husbandmen and contribute greatly to the improvement of a Country" --Benjamin Franklin's concerns about German immigration, 1753
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Going through
@ThaddeusRussell's Renegade History of the US. Fascinating look at the founding fathers and how they really viewed the average American at the time, which was not fondly at all -
He was talking about German immigrants.
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-tom-brokaw-hispanics-assimilation-yamiche-alcindor-immigrants-0130-20190129-story.html … lol look at this article. They only used the first half of that quote and left off the rest where Franklin praised German immigrants. Good example of the manipulation the media engages in.
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