Archive for April 10th, 2008

Truth v. Myth: Immigration

Posted on April 10, 2008. Filed under: Immigration, Truth v. Myth | Tags: Ellis Island, Green Card, Immigration, Latin America |

Myth: Immigration used to be good, but now it is bad.
Supporting myth:  Today immigrants are shiftless, lazy, and/or criminal, whereas they used to be hardworking people trying to make a better life for their children.
“Proof” of myth: Immigrants today don’t bother to learn English, want Spanish to be the official language of the U.S., [...]