The Quote Below—More Misinformation from the Media
“As “the land of opportunity,” the United States has always had a tradition of welcoming immigrants. . . .
“Now we are experiencing a new wave of immigrants flooding across our southern border with Mexico. Mostly people of color, they have mainly come from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, fleeing oppression and violence in their home countries. . . .
“After all this time, it seems like Americans would understand how immigration is a mutually beneficial process. . . .
“Unfortunately, America has still has not learned this lesson. Consumed by prejudice and intolerance, especially against racial and ethnic minorities, opponents fail to see the potential benefits. . . .
“Such ideas have been fostered by misinformation and spread through social media and political rhetoric. . . .
“Why do so many cling to these false beliefs? Alex Nowrasteh, one author of the Cato Institute study, may have the answer. It “could be that people who don’t like immigration could just ascribe all types of negative behavior to [immigrants] in order to justify their dislike.”
“It’s time to leave such false narratives behind. History has proved them wrong. Today we know the truth. It was diversity that made America great — diversity of people and ideas, brought together in a free and open society where everyone has the chance for a better life.
“America has come a long way since its beginnings, and it has been an uphill battle. But through war, civil strife and political upheaval, the country has been steadily moving beyond its racist past.
“It is time to celebrate people of color and welcome a new era of freedom and prosperity. Let’s not let petty biases and prejudice stand in the way–Immigration Is Mutually Beneficial When Will Americans Learn This Lesson, Daniel Skiles, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/15/21 [Link]
Fact Check of Above Quote: Like all mass immigration advocates, this writer proclaims that immigration is “beneficial.” But this is a meaningless statement. It’s like saying that bread is beneficial. It may be, or it may not be. Are we talking about eating a half a loaf a day, or ten loaves a day? Are we talking about bland white bread, or nutritious whole grain bread? To know the answer, you have to consider quantity and quality. Mass immigration advocates never do either. To them, limitless and unselected immigration is always good without any reservation. To them it’s almost an article of religious faith, which no facts from the real world can question.
The same applies to their mantra that “diversity is our strength.” Again, it depends on how much diversity and what kind. If you’re talking about a small number of immigrants who assimilate and the addition of a few ethnic restaurants, that kind off diversity can offer benefits. But it certainly isn’t beneficial if it’s diversity that changes the culture and character of a community beyond recognition. Americans are justifiably outraged by this kind of diversity, and their outrage is completely legitimate and proper. It is not “racism” and the other slur words that mass immigrationists typically use to silence debate. It is, rather, the heartfelt response of people who rightly don’t want to be made strangers in their own country.
The writer makes much of the fact that most of the immigrants today are “people of color,” and suggests that white racial bias explains the opposition to their arrival. On the other hand, one might speculate as to whether anti-white bias is a motive of mass immigrationists. President Biden thinks that whites becoming a minority is America is “a good thing,” and this is by no means an isolated sentiment.
If the mass immigration is so wonderful, consider the following question: Is the America of today, after decades of high immigration, a more united, prosperous, and confident country than the America of 1965, before the current cycle of mass immigration took off? To ask the question is to answer it.