“……. Northern Europeans are a superior subspecies of the white race. The Nordics were superior to the Alpines, who in turn were superior to the Mediterraneans, and all of them were superior to the Jews and the Asians.” This is how Rice University professor Stephen Klineberg described the racist immigration laws in the United States prior to the current law code.
Immigrants and immigration will once again become center stage as President Obama moves towards reforming the broken system in place. There is no question that we need a sensible and systemic policy. Some organizations such as MATT are trying to create bi-partisan dialogue and awareness to get the facts to policy makers and industry.
So are immigrants good or bad for the country? Sociologist Klineberg has concluded that they end up being an overall contributing force. They have been an economic engine for our economy. His team of researches at Rice University has tracked this for twenty six years. The whole debate that they are a deficit drain on social services is not true.
