infinity ag said:
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infinity ag said:
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Zobel said:
this is good, and right, and necessary for us to be a superpower - is that your stance?
The demographics changes happened, man. The US looks very different today than it did 50 years ago and will look very different in 50 years than it does today. All these folks are Americans, regardless of what they look like or who their ancestors are. Division based on arbitrary factors such as skin color and not merit will only weaken us as a whole.
If they were albino we wouldn't want them either. Skin color is such a weak argument. Skin color is only an easy heuristic for your region of origin.
As was pointed out, these folks are American, born and raised in the US. In many cases, their parents too were born in the US. Can you explain why you don't them then if it isn't skin color? And while you are at it, show how it isn't as arbitrary as skin color.
This is an abject lie. More than half of all Indians have arrived in the US since 2010. There is a very high chance thatnone of the people in the picture in the OP were born here at all.
Total nonsense.
Well lets do the math. Indians STARTED appearing in the Texas tech industry in significant numbers around 1998. Remember "started appearing." Then peaking around 2015. So a good number say 30% could be American born but using that same logic a more of them are likely foreign born. And remember if there is one school in Texas that is about the all mighty dollar its that one. I bet international students pay out the nose and into those $$$ coffers. Dont you know those admission stats get bent
Yes I agree with 1998 and peaking around 2015. I saw it all happen.
I think those kids in the pic were children of H1Bs born in the US. Hence US citizens like you and I. Just because they are brown doesn't make them less American. If we are saying that, then this is a totally different topic.
My wife is first generation Asian-American and, to be honest, I do consider her less of an American than me. One side of my family has been here since the 1600's...my native ancestors have been here for THOUSANDS of years. My ancestors have both died and killed for this country.
I am not saying we need to be like her country, or other Asian countries, and only consider the racially pure to ever be citizens (i.e. my half Asian daughter could have offspring born in Korea and they will never be considered real Koreans because their blood is tainted with whiteness)...but to me, tenure does matter. Someone who has been here for many generations is more American to me than someone who was barely born here...IN GENERAL.
That being said, some immigrants, even before gaining citizenship are EXTREMELY patriotic and absolutely love this country. Typically those who have escaped the oppressive clutches of leftism in their home country. And I consider them more American than a lot of natives...especially leftist ones.
In my ideal world, you would not have the right to vote in this country until you are 2nd gen. Maybe 3rd. Until then, just be grateful that we took you in, learn the lay of ths land, and try to assimilate as best you can. It's crazy that first gen Somali Muslims can vote and change the landscape of entire cities, states and eventually the country, in such short order.