Tag: Immigration

Guest Post by The Zman

One of the more entertaining bits of black humor on Steve Sailer’s blog are the stories he posts about how every problem can be solved with more immigration. No matter the problem, someone will have a reason why the solution to it is more immigration. It’s as if our elites have a bizarre form of Tourette’s, where any stimulation causes them to blurt out lines from Emma Lazarus. When the lunacy of their claims is pointed out, the response is usually just a blank stare, suggesting their enthusiasm for open borders is involuntary.

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Guest Post by Kevin Lynn

I read with great interest an article in the October Harper’s entitled A Sport And A Passport. The author presented to the reader a partial transcript of an interview conducted by Swiss authorities that was part of process to gain Swiss citizenship.

You see, the process of getting a Swiss passport differs from the United States in some of the most remarkable ways. For instance:

• Foreigners with no direct blood ties to Switzerland through either birth or marriage must currently live in the country for at least 12 years before they can apply for citizenship. Years spent in the country between ages ten and 20 count double.
• The applicant must have knowledge of a national language (The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh) to a minimum spoken level of proficient and written level of very proficient.
• Applicants for naturalization must have a “C” residence permit to apply for a Swiss passport. Previously they could apply with various permits, but no longer. A non-European Union person can apply for a C Permit only after being a resident in Switzerland for 10 or more years.
• Applicants cannot have benefited from social welfare assistance three years before applying or during the naturalization process.
• The State Secretariat for Migration will closely examine whether an applicant has integrated into the Swiss way of life, is familiar with Swiss customs and traditions, complies with the Swiss rule of law, and is not a security threat.

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Guest Post by The Zman

One of the reasons our rulers are cracking down on speech is that even the most tepid debate will lead to uncomfortable questions. Just look at a public discussion of immigration. You cannot get into the discussion unless you agree that immigration is always good. The reason for that is no one in charge ever wants to address the one question that is never asked, which is, how many? How many immigrants should we take? Should Germany take a million Arabs or ten million? How about 100 million?

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Guest Post by Alex Hagen-Frederiksen

On August 2nd, President Donald Trump unveiled a bold new immigration bill alongside Republican Senators Tom Cotton (Ark.) and David Perdue (Ga.) at the White House. The bill, known as the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act or “RAISE,” proposes that the United States cut down on immigration by at least 50 percent by the next decade, including limiting the entrance of refugees to 50,000 per year. The bill would also eliminate a “diversity lottery visa” program as well as the ability to sponsor visas for extended family members or adult children.

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You will find more statistics at Statista

Contrary to popular perception, the levels of migration to the United States are far from unprecedented. The absolute numbers have never been higher. But put into relation to the overall population, the percentage share in 1910 (14.7) was higher than it is today (13.5). In 2015 some 43 million people were living in the United States who were born abroad.

The term foreign-born refers to people residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. This includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), certain legal nonimmigrants (like persons on student or work visas), refugees or asylum seekers and also persons illegally residing in the United States.

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Via History.com

With more than a two-thirds majority, Congress overrides President Woodrow Wilson’s veto of the previous week and passes the Immigration Act. The law required a literacy test for immigrants and barred Asiatic laborers, except for those from countries with special treaties or agreements with the United States, such as the Philippines.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States received a majority of the world’s immigrants, with 1.3 million immigrants passing through New York’s Ellis Island in 1907 alone. Various restrictions had been applied against immigrants since the 1890s, but most of those seeking entrance into the United States were accepted.

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