Would like to know what the American-Native (Indians) Think about the Immigration thing?
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Technically there is no such thing as a Native American.  The Native American Immigrated here too just long before the Europeans Discovered the Americas....  \n\nScience has actually traced the roots of Native Americans back to Asia.  They crossed the Land Bridge at the Berring Straight  about 3 to 4 thousand years ago.
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do your own homework.\nalso... you might get docked for not calling them native americans.
84826
Are you talking about people from India or Native Americans
822633
"Native" Americans (Indians) are everywhere. They don't all live on reservations. They mix and mingle with other 'native' Americans. They aren't all poor either. So get off the pity train. My family is of Native American descent and we don't consider ourselves 'poor'. We have average to above average incomes, own our own homes and have college degrees (we have attorneys,doctors and business owners in our immediate family). Open your eyes, we're everwhere.\n\nIf you are talking about Americans who are 'native', meaning born here, not immigrants. We are everywhere, too. Are you blind?
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If you're talking about the Indians in America. It could go either way. I wished that more Native America's would stand up and fight for their rights.
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Hey, I think that since the Native Americans are their own nation, they should be allowed to impose any laws they want concerning their land.  If they catch an illegal, Scalp-em, hang the rest of their body out so the others can see it.  Ritualistically they have that right.  I am not sure about the Native's actual "war" rituals, but what a sight that would be huh boys and girls.  THAT WAS THE FIRST PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE IN AMERICA.  If you "INVADE" someones land, you better be prepared for whatever they want to do to your ass.\n\nA Little extreme I know, but they DO have the right to protect their land.  I would Shoot the hell out of anyone coming on my land to hurt me or mine, so I say Let the Native Americans Declare War.
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Personally, unless you're native American, you shouldn't be talking like you own the country... America is a country built on immigrants so it would be massively hypocritical to close the doors now.
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I think it is good for the country. They will be paying taxes (11 million of them). These taxes will help the people who are on welfare. This will remind all people in USA (exception the native Indians) that everybody in this country is from immigrant beginning. Remember the Irish drought...the Jewish migration after WW2...the slavery era...Columbus... etc. Everyone in America came from immigrant beginning. \nAnd now after few generations in USA, we forgot that we are once an immigrant or our ancestors were once an immigrant to this country. What if the native Indians won during those days and our ancestors were forced back to where they came from or they were killed by the natives? \nI hope that when people start complaining about the immigrants (legal or illegal), they should look at themselves first.
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I'm sure that the native American Indians consider all of us illegal immigrants.\nJust because there was no such term or law back in those days really doesn't make it any different.\nThink about it.\nOpen your mind.
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Back to sqaure one, my oft repeated answer to such q's (apt, and anyway  it does get me two points) \n\nI wonder if the original native Americans (Red Injuns as you called em) had a say in the matter when the whites from across the ocean invaded their country and all but exterminated them.\n\nYou, dear person are also a descendant of immigrants yourself, I'm sure, as are most of the white and black American folks replying to you, unless you are of Native American descent (which I am sure you would not be proud to proclaim, if you were). Even the guys who came over on the Mayfair, they initiated the unjustness by being the harbingers of terror that culminated in the annihilation of native Americans\n\nI wonder when the Caucasian will ever get over the white 'massa' superiority complex?\n\n\nAmerica has been drawing people from all over the world, right from the days of it's discovery as a land with the fabled pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Give it some more time, you'll end up with an exodus of people, as is happening among the immigrants from India which is gaining from the Brain Gain as opposed to the earlier brain drain.\n\nI remember when my cousin migrated to the US in the seventies, people had similar complaints about the Indians.\n\nTh reverse is happening now, a number of western countries have their top people insisting on an India stint, and the Indians, well they wanna come back to their roots.\n\nSo this is gonna happen with the 'greasers' as you seem to allude to the people of Mexican descent in your polite, but hard hitting questions in the immigration section of Yahoo Answers!
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Besides fast food and hate what is American culture.  Please don't tell me freedom, or you would not be asking such a ridiculous question.  Part of becoming a better person is remembering where you came from.  Besides unless you are a Native Indian you too come from immigration.  How much do you know about the struggles that brought your people to America?
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Why won't you write to me about this so we can have an intelliegent discussion about this?  Or even a debate about this?\nYou've read one writer's opinion in a Readers' Digest magazine, now you think you're an expert in the behaviors, lifestyles, and traditions within ALL the American Indian tribes.\nI've posted responses in your 3 previous questions/rants about my ancestors, and still you haven't responded.\nI've written to you through Yahoo mail inviting you to discuss your views in a rational manner, but you won't respond.\nI even have posted a question titled  "Zeepogee, why won't you contact me about your words about American Indians".\n\nI'll go to the library tomorrow to try and find this book you want everyone to read. If I can find it, I'll read it and get back to you. If I can't find it, I'd like a link from you where I can check out your source of opinion.\n\nYour "questions" are just rants. You ignore my open invitation for a friendly discussion, now you post this rant on here.\n\nYou can say I'm calling you out to talk about your views in front of all the readers on here.
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I agree with yanelli!! Alot!! And we should stand up in ower beliefs!!\n\nHey Idiots have you thought about other immigrants other than Mexicans?? There Chinese!! Any other out there!! And to you all your ancestors were ones immigrants!! The only ones here who really own this land are the Native Americans!! Not Idiots like all of you!! You took there land and they should be the ones to decide but I guess they cant cause of the government!! Taking over!! Guess you haven't thought about the jobs the IMMIGRANTS do for you!! I have a questions to all who said all immigrants go back to Mexico. Would you be out taking jobs that pay minimum wage?? out there busting your A$$?? Shit shut all your Mouth cause you say "OH!! they take all jobs" Yes Jobs that Americans are not willing to do!! Prove that you really love your county you want to do all job in the fields picking food that end up in your Damn table!! Work in factories!! Make the clothing you have in your backs!! Take the damn worse jobs!!
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You are ABSOLUTELY right. Take in to consideration, in 1607, there was no "America", this was a new world, without a name, and without a law. The Europeans who came here did a million things wrong (treatment of Natives), but we have spent decades trying to correct that. If you are 1/3 or more Native American, you do not have to pay taxes. It's probably not enough, but you can't change the past. \n\nThank you, by the way. I was unsure when immigration laws were passed. Now I have more to feed my argument with. Let's not forget about Ellis Island. Before border control, that was all we had. Every person who came in this country for about two decades passed through there. They underwent inspection after inspection, and if they had a HINT of ilness, they were sent home, no questions asked. Think of the thousands (or more) who tried to come here the "legal" way (since that was the ONLY way), and were denied access. If we just let anybody come here, without rules or guidelines, it's like slapping the face of those who never made it. \n\nI think we need better border control, and speedier citizenship processes. We need to tell the people we want to deport "If you want to stay here, here's the paperwork. You can live HERE (name of city or building or street) and work THIS (name of specific job or jobs) until you finish your immigration papers. If you are not legal by (Set date) you will be deported. Then, we tighten border control and deport EVERYONE we see come here illegally. \n\nNow that immigration is inside the law, we need to address the issue and handle it properly. We need to quit arguing about the past, because it is behind us. Let's move on and fix our nation.
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The U.S. is pretty tolerant of all immigrants. Except for the American Indians, we, or our ancestors, have all immigrated here from somewhere.\nThe issue you may be hearing about is about ILLEGAL immigration. Unfortunately, we have had very lax border security between the U.S. and Mexico. And it is beginning to become a major problem in the U.S....to the point that the majority of the citizens want something done about the issue.\nIf you apply through legal channels and get all the necessary paperwork, you will have no problems coming to, and being accepted by, the majority of us.\nI would say all, but as with everywhere, there are some bigots here, too.
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They didn't have immigration laws back then.  The first native Americans that met the settlers liked and helped them.  Other tribes weren't so nice on the intrusion of their land,(the territory they were aware of and hunted in etc) even if it was other Native Americans.  You act like like they had maps and all abided by the same rules and cultural practices and met once a year to toke the peace pipe and compare notes.
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Yes, mine came legally as well.  Those who compare want to open the borders to all.  "Just let everyone in"  is their philosophy.  But they don't think it through. When does it stop?  Or doesn't it?  Let in a billion people?  That is why every country in the world including Mexico have border and immigration rules.  Those crying for illegal immigrants to just be granted legal status will surely be the same ones crying for higher taxes  for otherrs to pay for their education, medical care, housing, etc.  They'll want the so-called "rich" to support them, the rich being anyone who makes more than they do.\n\nYou know if you ask those who are applying for citizenship now, who took the time and trouble to learn English, who have family in other countries waiting to come to the U.S. in the legal way, who have worked hard since coming to the U.S. and have done their share of what is called the menial jobs, they will tell you that they aren't too happy with others who might get citizenship for breaking the law.   If you talk to others whose relatives have had to return to their native land because their visa or extension was denied, you will hear them saying they are not too pleased either that others are getting in because they broke the  law.  Those who returned home wiill try again but shall we call them "stupid" for doing it the legal way?\n\nNote:  At one time there was a land bridge from Alaska, a footbridge, so from where did the native americans come?  I suggest an answerer up above research that.