A second [difference] is that we did not have a generous welfare state when those [earlier] immigrants came here.
What about the Homestead Act? Begun in 1862, this act gave free or cheap land to millions of U.S. citizens AND immigrants.
Monday, May 08, 2006
Immigrants and Welfare
Over at the National Review, Jonah Goldberg tries to draw distinctions between earlier generations of immigrants and those coming to the U.S. now:
What about the Homestead Act? Begun in 1862, this act gave free or cheap land to millions of U.S. citizens AND immigrants.
What about the Homestead Act? Begun in 1862, this act gave free or cheap land to millions of U.S. citizens AND immigrants.
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Hmmm, let's see: here's a piece of land. You must clear it, plow it, plant it, dig your own well, build your own house, carve out your own roads, etc.
Yeah -- that's really just like welfare! NOT!
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