My mother’s mother left Sweden and
came to the United States in 1912.
My father’s father left England and
came to Canada, also
in 1912. (He moved to the U.S.
a few years later).
Movie recommendation:
Titanic, the 1997 movie
showing what it was like to
cross the Atlantic ocean in 1912.
Fortunately, my grandparents were
both on other ships.
My mother’s father was born in Nebraska,
but both of his parents were born in
Sweden.
Many people in the United States have
similar stories about ancestors that
made the difficult decision to leave
their home country and become
immigrants to the United States.
Those of us that have benefited
because of the U.S. history of welcoming
immigrants should be willing to
continue to welcome immigrants
who want to come here and make
a contribution to this country.
As a practical matter, there needs
to be some limit to the
number of immigrants, but the limit
can be more generous. There also needs
to be a fair admission process and
reasonable border security.
It’s also important to note the
the fact that people want to come
to this country (those inclined to
disparage America should take some
time to think about that).
……………..
–Douglas Downing
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