Tony Young, of Savannah, Tenn., probably in his 60s, was carrying a big sign while marching in circles around the Grove: "Stop immigration." Not "Stop Illegal Immigration," but "Stop Immigration." I walked up and pointed out that we are both children of immigrants. What makes him different from the immigrants that he's rallying against?
"Well, you can say everybody in the world is an immigrant," he answered. "I don't consider myself an immigrant. I consider myself being from the original 13 colonies before the country was created.
Then he asked me a question: "Don't you consider yourself having more of a right to be here than the others?"
I said, "Well, the Native Americans could consider us as Johnny-come-latelies as well. If you stick to this argument, you and I neutralize ourselves.
He thought about it. "I see your point, but how many more immigrants can we stand before they own the country?"
And that was the end of that.
Adam Lynch
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