Michelle Malkin: See-Dubya: What did the Founding Fathers say about immigration?

Michelle Malkin: See-Dubya: What did the Founding Fathers say about immigration?

See-Dubya, guest-blogging at michellemalkin.com, provides excerpts from a 1790 congressional debate on immigration: "[W]hen offered a bill to naturalize immigrants after only one year of residence, the Congress of 1790 balked and began a fascinating debate about whether they were selling citizenship too cheaply.... [T]hough the Founders encouraged immigration, they were clear that an immigration policy should first and foremost serve the national interest. The specifics were a contentious issue back then as well. In fact, many of the arguments made by Congressmen in 1790 sound eerily familiar to those being discussed today...."