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Historically, no, immigration has been fairly open as compared to much of the world. The laws and influx have changed from time-to-time, but it hasn't seemed co
by talmand 10y ago
Historically, no, immigration has been fairly open as compared to much of the world. The laws and influx have changed from time-to-time, but it hasn't seemed coming to America was that difficult. Recently it's tightened up, but I only say historically as to relate to the comment you are responding to. America has the highest number of immigrants by a large factor, depending upon the source you trust.
Although, becoming a citizen has become a chore because it takes too freaking long for so many.
Of course, this is from the viewpoint of a citizen so take that into account as I don't see it from the other side.
- r_smart 10y agoThis is pretty spot on. I honestly don't remember the legal immigration numbers off the top of my head, I think it's something like a million, certainly hundreds of thousands a year, and as you point out, illegal immigration numbers are all over the map (I think the range is something like 10 - 30 million total, not annual but don't quote me). It is important to remember that the US is huge, so it's not the same as Germany taking in 500,000 people by any stretch of the imagination.