We have often been told that America is a country of immigrants, and this immigration lawyer would agree. Although it is commonly taught that we began as children of the May-flower, and became a true nation when the Founders wrote some outrageous, courageous and dangerous documents that sealed our independence and our continuity as a united people, I also think that it’s legitimate to point to those epochal moments in our history when the gates opened and welcomed foreigners, as in the mid-19th century with the Irish, and the late to early 20th century with southern Europeans.

Immigration is a controversial issue these days, but I feel safe in stating that most Americans are proud of our multicultural, multiracial, multilingual heritage.