Oh they get it, but just like with a lot of other inconvenient facts, they choose to ignore this one.
YVRJon on
The ancestors of native Americans immigrated too, it was just a lot longer ago.
godkilledjesus on
We don’t like to talk about that
chillywanton on
“Yea but they ain’t white, like me!!!”
jkdkali1 on
Yes, we pushed the weak aside. It’s what men do . The native Americans had a thousand years to prepare but were raping and killing and enslaving other native Americans for a 100,000 years lol and blacks first chance they got.
Bustock on
But like after how many generations is it considered “native”?
omghorussaveusall on
and if you aren’t descended from an English line your ancestors were the Haitians of their time. Italians, Irish, Eastern Europeans were all shit on by nativists when they first came over in droves. Oddly enough, by assholes much like MAGA (know nothings and dixiecrats).
GadreelsSword on
Even the Native Americans are migrants.
bobo-the-dodo on
Oh they get it. That’s why they are afraid mexicans are going to replace them like what they did to native americans
ThyPotatoDone on
Technically, Native Americans were also immigrants, just much earlier.
Not_Steve on
I would like to add a “except the decedents of slaves.“ Immigration is moving to a country with the intention of settling there as a permanent resident. Slaves didn’t have a choice. They didn’t want to come here.
ParamedicSpecific130 on
*and African chattel slaves
ajatjapan on
Latino here!
I want to say a few things…
1) I was the FIRST person in my family born in the United States, something I was proud of. I was always proud of my Hispanic background and the fact my parents immigrated to this country in search for a better life for them and eventually me. I see myself EQUALLY Hispanic and American and I’m proud of my roots.
2) For those Hispanics voting for Trump because you are “legal” and are not like “the bad, illegal immigrants” I have something to say to you….FUCK YOU!!
And hopefully if you still speak Spanish and aren’t ashamed of your background….DESGRACIADOS!
3) I implore all my fellow Hispanic brothers and sisters to remember the following….Trump and the GOP’s war on immigrants has NOTHING to do with legality!
They HATE us because we are NOT white, because we are seen as “the others”, because we speak Spanish, because we have a different culture, because in their eyes we are not “American”.
Please help us preserve democracy and rights for all in this country, VOTE BLUE!
call_8675309 on
I like how posters in this sub aren’t even trying to be funny anymore.
KilledInKentucky on
My ancestors were enslaved people forcefully brought to the US. Does that count as immigrants?
ZeusThunder369 on
Native Americans are also immigrants. They didn’t just sprout from the ground.
Meriwether1 on
Technically they immigrated here on a land bridge from Asia but it was much earlier than anyone else .
Meriwether1 on
If the first human was from Africa then the whole world is immigrants
TheThoughtmaker on
GOP: “I got mine! Destroy the ladders!”
CurrentlyLucid on
On one side, my grandparents were immigrants, on the other side, my earliest relatives got her in 1648. I am the descendant of immigrants.
backtotheland76 on
“Immigrant” is just a red herring. They don’t care when you got off the boat. They DO care what color your skin is.
ZERO-ONE0101 on
but even the native americans had to cross the land bridge from asia
silsum on
There is a different GOP is not concerned with the white immigrants.
fountain20 on
Indians came from Europe and Asia also
Safetosay333 on
You would not be lying
scottwx on
I’ve been trying to popularise the term “European American” for some time. I believe it could really help reframe how people think about exactly this.
breakinbans on
I always get the, “america didn’t have borders back then” argument. I usually don’t interact with them on anything more than what do you need at work
sailsaucy on
And if you go far enough back (thousands and thousands of years) Native Americans are immigrants too lol
Extension_Deal_5315 on
It’s not that they were immigrants…..
It’s the ones that aren’t white, that bother them….
Remember Trump’s famous racist comment….
“We need immigrants from countries like Finland, Norway and Sweden..not the A-hole countries”
MustangEater82 on
What if you realized conservatives don’t care if your an immigrant…
We just care you are not illegal and live a subservient slave class “under the table” that corporations will exploit fir cheap labor but not support them as an American…
MagickalFuckFrog on
Native American tribes constantly warred and displaced each other. They took slaves as war prizes, so much so that some of the treaties (ie Point Elliott) emancipated native slaves. So even many of the natives were themselves immigrants, slavers, and colonizers.
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Oh they get it, but just like with a lot of other inconvenient facts, they choose to ignore this one.
The ancestors of native Americans immigrated too, it was just a lot longer ago.
We don’t like to talk about that
“Yea but they ain’t white, like me!!!”
Yes, we pushed the weak aside. It’s what men do . The native Americans had a thousand years to prepare but were raping and killing and enslaving other native Americans for a 100,000 years lol and blacks first chance they got.
But like after how many generations is it considered “native”?
and if you aren’t descended from an English line your ancestors were the Haitians of their time. Italians, Irish, Eastern Europeans were all shit on by nativists when they first came over in droves. Oddly enough, by assholes much like MAGA (know nothings and dixiecrats).
Even the Native Americans are migrants.
Oh they get it. That’s why they are afraid mexicans are going to replace them like what they did to native americans
Technically, Native Americans were also immigrants, just much earlier.
I would like to add a “except the decedents of slaves.“ Immigration is moving to a country with the intention of settling there as a permanent resident. Slaves didn’t have a choice. They didn’t want to come here.
*and African chattel slaves
Latino here!
I want to say a few things…
1) I was the FIRST person in my family born in the United States, something I was proud of. I was always proud of my Hispanic background and the fact my parents immigrated to this country in search for a better life for them and eventually me. I see myself EQUALLY Hispanic and American and I’m proud of my roots.
2) For those Hispanics voting for Trump because you are “legal” and are not like “the bad, illegal immigrants” I have something to say to you….FUCK YOU!!
And hopefully if you still speak Spanish and aren’t ashamed of your background….DESGRACIADOS!
3) I implore all my fellow Hispanic brothers and sisters to remember the following….Trump and the GOP’s war on immigrants has NOTHING to do with legality!
They HATE us because we are NOT white, because we are seen as “the others”, because we speak Spanish, because we have a different culture, because in their eyes we are not “American”.
Please help us preserve democracy and rights for all in this country, VOTE BLUE!
I like how posters in this sub aren’t even trying to be funny anymore.
My ancestors were enslaved people forcefully brought to the US. Does that count as immigrants?
Native Americans are also immigrants. They didn’t just sprout from the ground.
Technically they immigrated here on a land bridge from Asia but it was much earlier than anyone else .
If the first human was from Africa then the whole world is immigrants
GOP: “I got mine! Destroy the ladders!”
On one side, my grandparents were immigrants, on the other side, my earliest relatives got her in 1648. I am the descendant of immigrants.
“Immigrant” is just a red herring. They don’t care when you got off the boat. They DO care what color your skin is.
but even the native americans had to cross the land bridge from asia
There is a different GOP is not concerned with the white immigrants.
Indians came from Europe and Asia also
You would not be lying
I’ve been trying to popularise the term “European American” for some time. I believe it could really help reframe how people think about exactly this.
I always get the, “america didn’t have borders back then” argument. I usually don’t interact with them on anything more than what do you need at work
And if you go far enough back (thousands and thousands of years) Native Americans are immigrants too lol
It’s not that they were immigrants…..
It’s the ones that aren’t white, that bother them….
Remember Trump’s famous racist comment….
“We need immigrants from countries like Finland, Norway and Sweden..not the A-hole countries”
What if you realized conservatives don’t care if your an immigrant…
We just care you are not illegal and live a subservient slave class “under the table” that corporations will exploit fir cheap labor but not support them as an American…
Native American tribes constantly warred and displaced each other. They took slaves as war prizes, so much so that some of the treaties (ie Point Elliott) emancipated native slaves. So even many of the natives were themselves immigrants, slavers, and colonizers.