David Terry - Law ignored undocumented immigrants from 1800 to 1875
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Sally G
Thanks for the history lesson, David. And I appreciate your concluding paragraph.
RainD
My ancestors immigrated here and I actually have no idea whether it was legal or illegal, so I am not against anyone coming to the US for a better life. The difference for me now is that neither of my great grandfathers spoke English when they came here..but they were proud to be in America and learned to speak it rather than demanding Americans learn to speak theirs.