June 27, 2019
Volume 49 - No. 26
By R.L. “Pete” Peterson
Many people long for America as a shining city on a hill where peace and tranquility abound, life is fair and success comes to those who work hard, obey the laws and cooperate with their fellow man. A fine view until some silly newspaper prints a chilling headline: “Immigration Numbers Reach All-time High.” Or: “Most Ever Immigrants Seek Admission to The Paper - 760.747.7119
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U.S.” Or the headline in the San Diego Union this past week: “Record Number of Immigrants Stretches Resources to Maximum.”
Our leaders and politicians try to peddle the erroneous scenario that immigration is a new phenomenon. Not true. For the last one hundred and six years, a steady and growing stream of immigrants have sought entry to the U.S. In 2017, some forty-
four million newcomers entered – an all-time record – another five million were turned away.
As has been the case for many years, this influx of newcomers has been relatively peaceful. When it comes to the “Movement of the People” the U.S. is truly the shining city on a hill. For sixty years, a 21-acre island laying off the coast of New York and New Jersey had
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but one express purpose, to quickly process the masses of immigrants who sought entry to our shores. To the oppressed and hungry of the world, the two most magical words in the English language were Ellis Island. To many, this Gateway to Freedom opened onto on a land of milk and honey, with streets paved in gold, where a man could own land, build a