Maybe it's the Canadian in me, but I don't have a problem with any qualified, motivated, and hard working immigrant coming to my country who genuinely wants to adopt and integrate into Canadian culture. Those guys are great. I just hate the "refugees" who have no skills, no qualifications, and not even a single intention of integrating into society and instead form their own little ghettos and hate my country and culture.
EDIT: Wow, how did this thread end up getting stickied. Fucking pathetic...
The problem isn't skin color. The problem is values and beliefs. My family is immigrant, but we love the Constitution, we're Christian (we were before we came to America), and we genuinely believe America is the greatest nation. We're strictly capitalist, and full-heartedly acknowledge the good Western Civilization (particularly America) has done to the world. This doesn't mean we've thrown away our own culture or beliefs at all nor do we pretend America has a perfect history, but we have certainly adopted many American values.
I don't think there's anything wrong with immigrants that become American while adopting American values. The problem is you have a bunch of people who come in for jobs and then complain about everything in America. These people hate America and everything we stand for.
I will say, I think your POV is a bit racist. You view "our people" as whites only instead of Americans. I don't hold it against you though, you most likely have never met any immigrant who truly identifies as an American.
Maybe it's the Canadian in me, but I don't have a problem with any qualified, motivated, and hard working immigrant coming to my country who genuinely wants to adopt and integrate into Canadian culture. Those guys are great. I just hate the "refugees" who have no skills, no qualifications, and not even a single intention of integrating into society and instead form their own little ghettos and hate my country and culture.
EDIT: Wow, how did this thread end up getting stickied. Fucking pathetic...
The problem isn't skin color. The problem is values and beliefs. My family is immigrant, but we love the Constitution, we're Christian (we were before we came to America), and we genuinely believe America is the greatest nation. We're strictly capitalist, and full-heartedly acknowledge the good Western Civilization (particularly America) has done to the world. This doesn't mean we've thrown away our own culture or beliefs at all nor do we pretend America has a perfect history, but we have certainly adopted many American values.
I don't think there's anything wrong with immigrants that become American while adopting American values. The problem is you have a bunch of people who come in for jobs and then complain about everything in America. These people hate America and everything we stand for.
I will say, I think your POV is a bit racist. You view "our people" as whites only instead of Americans. I don't hold it against you though, you most likely have never met any immigrant who truly identifies as an American.