I am proud to say that I am one of those foreign born Americans who came from a shithole place. Hong Kong, of course, is a world class city today. But back in 1966 it was a poor British colony. So we felt lucky to have immigrated to the U.S. at that time. I think that is the story of most Americans, either they or their ancestors came from a terrible place to live. Let's face it, if your country and you are doing well, why would you want to come to America. Trump wants more people from Norway and the people of Norway say no way.
The amazing thing is the people who came from shitholes have done extremely well. I would say that they are the reasons why America continues to lead the world. Can you imagine what America would be like without the contributions of the Jews, the Irish, the Italians, the Asians, and the Latinos who came? All of these groups were at one time thought of as inferior to the WASPS that are the majority of the country. There is no reason to believe that people who are from Africa and Haiti that Trump mentioned will not contribute to the country as well. He is also worried about Muslims coming. But at one time, people were worried about Catholics coming as well. Diversity is good and is the only chance that we end up lasting longer than empires of the past.
At this point, nothing coming out of Trump's mouth is shocking anymore. But what is disturbing is that no matter what he says, there are many people who defend him. They say that so what if he is politically incorrect? This is not about political correctness. It is about human decency. It is also about lack of the understanding of the history of this country.
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