Not to confuse the issue as it relates to illegal's cashing in on the dollars associated with social programs (another issue entirely), but to the point of "who is an illegal alien".
If my history is anywhere close to being correct, I believe at one time what is today identified as Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California were at one time the territories of Mexico/Spain. And oh, not to mention the Native Peoples of America!!!!!!!.
Then immigrants from Europe,who had previously settled on the east cost, decided they wanted those same territories, so what did they do,...move in,....fight a few battles,....wars..., and established themselves as the rightful landholders of those territories.
No longer were they considered illegals, but the true and governing citizens of the territories. Now, to this day, any mexican who crosses the border other than through US legal processes via US customs is considered an illegal.
Interesting how the human genius changes it definition of things depending on time and circumstances, and who is doing what to who. But if you look a bit deeper, that has and continues to be the way of mankind!! Reference, Cain and Able in the Hebrew scriptures.
For reference, my lineage goes back to English/Scott/Irish immigrants.
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