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Fact Check: Was the US Founded by Immigrants?

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During President Joe Biden’s administration, an estimated 10 million migrants illegally entered the United States. The actual number may never be known — and, indeed, given the nature of these calculations, the number could be much higher.

One of the reasons for President Donald Trump’s decisive victory in November was a promise to crack down on illegal immigration — and, not only that, but to deport those who had no business being in America. This was popular enough that the former administration pretended to care about enforcing the law for the duration of the campaign, although this didn’t exactly prove persuasive.

Now that the second Trump administration is carrying through on its promises, however, the media is condemning deportations of criminal migrants and tougher border enforcement as heartless. And the first go-to defense for the media is the most predictable one: America is a nation of immigrants.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.
C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).
Birthplace
Morristown, New Jersey
Education
Catholic University of America
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Topics of Expertise
American Politics, World Politics, Culture




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