"Mass immigration damages U.S. culture, economy"

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Tibetan independence from China is a popular cause in the U.S. Fashionable among actors and musicians, it's outspoken supporters range from Russell Brand to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "Free Tibet" advocates raise a legitimate concern; that Tibet's unique character will vanish beneath a massive wave of immigrants from China.

"The burgeoning Chinese migrants in Tibet, including many with criminal records," says an Aug. 7, 2010 Tibet Today column, has left Tibet's "cultural values and social stability in jeopardy." Freetibet.org says the movement is dedicated to protecting Tibet's distinct "culture, history and identity" from being "irrevocably eroded."

Tibet isn't the only country facing this problem. For example, indigenous British citizens are expected to become minorities in large cities like Birmingham and Leicester during the 2020s, according to an April 10 article in The Telegraph. However, British natives who object to this, rather than enjoying the support of Sharon Stone or Gorillaz, are labeled as bigots.

We see this same disconnect in America, where census projections show that Americans of European descent will account for a minority of children under 18 in just 15 years, due largely to immigration. Americans who make the same appeals to "culture, history and identity" that we find acceptable from Tibetans are dismissed as hatemongers.

Hmmm...

Mass immigration puts an enormous strain on American taxpayers. Immigrants receive a disproportionately large amount of housing subsidies, food stamps and free medical care. According to a report released this week by the Center for Immigration Studies, 57 percent of immigrant households receive welfare. Specifically, 70 percent of illegal immigrant households receive welfare.

How much could Washington reduce taxes, the debt, if they just removed the waste, fraud, and abuse from welfare programs?  Returned illegal immigrants (with or without family) to their country of origin?

read more here - http://www.kstatecollegian.com/opinion/mass-immigration-damages-u-s-culture-economy-1.2538266