Obama Hints Immigration Will Drown Conservatism

[Paslode]

While browsing the headlines on Drudge I ran across and noticed an interesting comment and description from our faithless leader.

“Over the long term, I’m pretty optimistic, and the reason is because this country just becomes more and more of a hodgepodge of folks,” Obama told Vox editor Ezra Klein.

Synonyms for Hodgepodge: mixture, mix, mixed bag, assortment, random collection, conglomeration, jumble, ragbag, grab bag, miscellany,muddle, medley, mess, salmagundi, potpourri, patchwork, pastiche;mélange, mishmash, hash, confusion, farrago, gallimaufry

Results of a hodgepodge can be mediocre

[tonyz]

Our nation being viewed as just a "hodgepodge" of folks - as opposed to being viewed as a diverse group of proud Americans - seems consistent with this president's vision.

Pas, you just need to "get off your high horse!"

[Paslode]

Originally Posted by tonyz

Our nation being viewed as just a "hodgepodge" of folks - as opposed to being viewed as a diverse group of proud Americans - seems consistent with this president's vision.

Pas, you just need to "get off your high horse!"

But it is such a nice ride....I believe it is commonly referred to as 'American Exceptionalism' and The King frowns on it

[tonyz]

Enjoy the ride ! Let him frown...this emperor has no clothes.

God Bless America !

[Streck-Fu]

Hodgepodge must be the new "Melting Pot"....

While true that we are a nation of immigrants, during the immigration boom years, people coming here came to work for better lives. Most were willing to work, start businesses, and become Americans.

No doubt many modern immigrants feel the same way, but this administration is inviting new immigrants with what our tax payers can provide to them. They have turned the idea of immigrating to the most free country in the world (claimed) into a late night info-mercial....

[MR2]

Originally Posted by Streck-Fu

While true that we are a nation of immigrants, during the immigration boom years, people coming here came to work for better lives. Most were willing to work, start businesses, and become Americans.

During the immigration boom years (before the floodgates were opened in the 1980s) only 70% of the immigrants 'made it' as Streck-Fu describes. Those that couldn't make a go of it went back home where they still had families. Average immigration rates were around 250K per year.

In the 1980s, those that couldn't make it had a broad and growing safety net to rely on. They also tended to bring the whole family group - lock, stock, and barrel. Average immigration rates started averaging 1mil per year.

Immigrants have always had a refugee component however you define that word. But since the 1990s an increasing number of "immigrants" were those who couldn't make it 'there' and don't really have to make it here.

Today current immigration rates average 1.9 mil per year.

Everything I have described is the 'legal' immigration rates.

IMO YMMV