Unknown Soldier

I've read through most of the article and it does correspond with most of what I've put forward above, but what it does say and what any person with an anti-immigration stance may jump upon, are the short term problems of immigration and ethnic diversity to the local community. It mentions in one stance that immigrants seek out their own ethnic group, well Immigrants normally have it hard anyway coming into a new cultural environment and are normally starting at the bottom of economic ladder, so its normal that they would seek out their own racial group initially. They may even come into conflict with other immigrants and the local native community as well (this has often happened in both the UK and USA). But these are short term issues that often on average last the current generation, as its normally the children of the immigrants that will go onto benefit long term (that's not to say that the immigrant himself/herself will also not greatly benefit as well) Immigration is like any relationship and it takes time to work.

The article also accepts that immigration and ethnic diversity are irreversable factors in the modern world and as long as the world is faced with economic imbalances that will remain so. Probably 75% of all those that emigrate do so for economic reasons and not for because they hate their homeland (unless they are facing war or persecution) which then comes under refugee or PA emigration.

Just remember HHBH your ancestors were once immigrants and probably stuck with their own as well and probably would've had it hard, unless of course you are from native American stock.