by Ted Wansley (pictured)

POLITICIANS obsessively refer to America as a “nation of immigrants.” The “nation of immigrants” catchphrase is as misleading as the related slogan “America was founded on diversity.” Until 1965, American immigration laws explicitly protected America from diversity. And that was when the U.S. really was great.

Three elements comprise ethnic identity: race, language and religion. Language and religion are fickle, as anyone can learn a new language or change religions—although belief systems and methods of communications may be genetically (racially) predisposed to a large extent. Which brings us back to the true measure of ethnic . . . → Read More: A Nation of Immigrants — White Immigrants