to those that say things like we are all immigrants, well one side of my family was here first(american indian), the other side was forced to come here(african american), so how does that make me a decendant of immigrants ???
2007-05-02 10:49:07 · 12 answers · asked by blackplatnium007 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
It doesn't. African Americans arent immigrants. Not in today's context. Africans were brought here in the 1600s. That has nothing to do with immigrants today. African Americans are Americans. When we are talking about immigrants we mean people who literally left a country and moved to another. If you were born here you are not an immigrant. Yes you ancestors hundreds of years ago were immigrants, but you are not. If your mother, father, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents and so on were Americans, you are not considered an immigrant.
2007-05-02 10:59:01 · answer #1 · answered by FiFi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The African side was not here willingly so they were not immigrants. The American Indian side was immigrant however. First off, even if they were the first people on America, they pushed animals off, and they pushed trees off, etc. Secondly, many American Indians exterminated other American Indian tribes. For example, the Navajo devastated the Hopi and the Anasazi.
2007-05-02 20:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by McKevel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you want to be absolutely technical and have no time barriers on the subject, then yes you are a descent of immigrants. Native Americans were immigrants from Asia who crossed over the Bearing Strait. You were born in America so that really makes you American.
2007-05-02 19:11:01 · answer #3 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does. Though Native Americans are considered First Nation residents here, they did enter the American continent from Asia. If you're African American on the other side, you are still a descendant of an immigrant--albeit an unwilling one. Basically everyone here is a descendent of an immigrant--it's nothing to be ashamed of.
2007-05-02 17:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by Maggiecat 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Everyone in this world migrated or immigrated from some where . Id just call you a native born
legal American. Just as I am.
All my ancestors came over in 1702 from Germany.Since that day all my family members have been born in the USA .
Americans built America ...Americans from all over the world that came here,became citizens and built our beautiful nation. They were NOT illegal aliens .
2007-05-02 17:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The American indians emigrated to Canada from Siberia as well.
Yes, you're a decendent of immigrants. Is that such a turnoff for you?
2007-05-02 17:54:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i agree, my old man is half Cherokee and i have black foot in me. i am not an immigrant, my white ancestors have been here since 1620. i am American born. my fathers side has french in them, i guess the french part in them should demand mexico give back the land.
2007-05-02 18:13:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The African side of your family were immigrants.
2007-05-02 17:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by califas 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well if u think about it those indian dudes came from asia so i guess u can kinda say theyre immigrants. im not sure if africans were considered immigrants though
2007-05-02 17:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by Paco El Vago! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you're still an immigrant - native Americans walked over here from Siberia
2007-05-02 18:05:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋