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The story of immigration is deeply embedded in the American psyche. Tales of immigrant efforts to achieve success and assimilation have enlightened and inspired generations of Americans and have served as object lessons in courage and determination. Americans are proud of their immigrant past, and rightly so. Even today over 43 million Americans still claim German ancestry and 34 million claim Irish roots. But despite our history as a nation of immigrants, Americans have never really been comfortable with the idea of mass immigration. At times we have tolerated it, usually when the economy is good, but at other times it met with strong opposition. After four decades of ...