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Showing Original Post only (View all)Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans [View all]
Returning to his hometown to speak, the president tried to place his recent executive action, which saved five million immigrants from deportation, within a great American tradition of welcoming foreigners.
"If you look at the history of immigration in this country, each successive wave there have been periods where the folks who were already here have said, 'Well I don't want those folks,'" he said. "Even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-the-only-people-with-the-right-to-object-to-immigration-are-native-americans-9887501.html
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Obama: The only people with the right to object to immigration are Native Americans [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2014
OP
the additional information is tangentially interesting, and doesn't attack obama's point at all.
unblock
Nov 2014
#38
bollocks. he was talking about an anti-immigrant attitude, and how that's hypocritical.
unblock
Nov 2014
#46
cool stuff bro, i love anthropology...the first Paleo-Indians migrating into the Americas
BlancheSplanchnik
Nov 2014
#24
As a wisecrack, it's cool. However, as an objective look at today's economy, I'm not so sure.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#11
Was not a "crack" but it is Wise. It's about not separating families.. it the humane thing to do..
Cha
Nov 2014
#12
They were here long enough when Colombus came to be called "Native American".. or as
Cha
Nov 2014
#16
Columbus called the indigenous peoples "Indian" b/c he thought he landed in Asia
meow2u3
Nov 2014
#35
I love this, but somehow I feel the RW media is going to rip this quote to pieces.
C Moon
Nov 2014
#17
Actually, following that logic, the "Native Americans" should also not complain, since they were
Wella
Nov 2014
#19
Stupid argument from those saying our Native Americans came from somewhere else.. yeah about
Cha
Nov 2014
#21
Sure.. I just wanted to highlight how our Native Americans have been on the forefront
Cha
Nov 2014
#31
Exactly! People need to stop complaining about H1-B visas. They are immigrants and
hughee99
Nov 2014
#47