But he had to get it passed - which means he had to get his Senator buddies, plus that rabble in the House, and the President - who was not always in the same party as Teddy.
Its far easier to destroy this country through inaction rather than action.
This is true-the old quota system favored immigration from Europe. This meant that immigrants from places like the Third World now account for the bulk of immigration-and many have no skills or assets. Whether this is good or bad, it has imposed huge costs upon the taxpayers.
This is false. Immigrants by helping replace the aging labour force and paying taxes while using fewer social services on average are net contributors to the American economy. In addition the old quota system also denied access to hundreds of thousands of skilled and educated middle class individuals from Asia and Africa and was more or less blatantly racist.
For example here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/us-usa-immigration-health-idUSBRE94S1GB20130529
As for the OP’s question, neither of these men “destroyed” America. LBJ despite his strategic error in sending troops to Vietnam remains one of America’s greatest Presidents for finally achieving equal civil rights for blacks, providing access to health care for millions of Americans, and setting about regulating pollution. Ted Kenendy was a murderer and Fenian apologist but he did not “destroy” America either.
This is false…something like half the recent immigrants from central America are now on some form of welfare or public assistance. this also ignores the huge cost of educating millions of children who speak no English. Take the Tsarnaev family (from Chechnia)-the ones whose sons murdered 4 people in Boston: this family received over $100,000 in taxpayer assistance. They also received free housing and healthcare…amounting to well over $400,000. In return the murdered 4 American citizens.
Cite? I’d like to point out that Central America begins south of Mexico; but you probably don’t know that.
Really, let us know where you get your data.
They seem to be doing fine in my neighborhood (Cambodians, Koreans, Mexicans, Iraqis). They are known for their hard work.
When I was teaching, the students coming in from India were particularly better educated than most students their age. Usually, they graduated at about the age of 15.
We are a nation of immigrants and usually we’ve taken pride in that. Excerpt from a poem on the Statue of Liberty:
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door." – Emma Lazarus
Did you think they was just pretty but meaningless words, ralph?
The Pothead Indian Doctors seem to be not only doing well enough, but improving our society by their example! 
LBJ was crass, but a good arm twister to get what he wanted which was very good for the country. He made some really bad choices with the war in Vietnam. But he wasn’t the first to send the military in. That was Eisenhower.
Edward Kennedy was not a murderer anymore than was Laura Bush. He did believe in noblisse oblige. This principle was one of his greatest qualities. He was very effective and was known as “the Lion of the Senate” for good reason.
Jerbert, are your college friends younger than you? I don’t know of many young people who hold those views about LBJ or Ted Kennedy.
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