Did the forefathers legally immigrate to america??

Question

in response to a few...most dictionaries will list country as synonym for nation the united state for example became a nation when it adopted it;'s constitution..there were 500 Indian Nations in north american before colombus discovered it....they all had rules and laws ...don't tell me they voluntarly gave away , land , life , freedom....a least lets admit guilt.

Answer 1

No. The 'forefathers' of this country entered land that was inhabited by numerous indigenous groups and began one of the largest genocides in human history to claim the land from these people (10 million indigenous inhabitants in North America in 1600; that number has fallen to roughly 3 million today as a result of warfare and disease). This was justified politically on the grounds that native groups were not 'civilized', and therefore had no right to claim title to the land. It was also justified on religious grounds: the protestant ideal that claiming land from non-christian savages and using it in economic ways would please the christian god and ensure personal salvation. These are equivalent to saying indigenous groups are less human than Europeans, a savage group of people not entitled to the rights and privileges afforded Europeans. Justifying this migration today is an affirmation of the validity of these horrible acts.

Europeans are the original illegal immigrants.

Answer 2

For the most part, I would think that those who were not born here had legally immigrated to whichever of the 13 British colonies they resided in, yes.

Perhaps you're thinking of the earliest colonist, who ultimately made a treaty with the Iroquois Confederation, allowing them to settle in the area? The same confederation later allied with the British against the French colonials, who were allied with one of thier rivals.


Though it was hardly all fair and friendly, the colonization of the North East and Canada by Brittain and England bore little resemblance to the Conquest of the Aztecs and Inca by Spain.


Why, do you think it has some bearing on current immigration laws?

Answer 3

Most of the 1787 delegates were natives of the 13 colonies.
Only eight were born elsewhere: four (Butler, Fitzsimons, McHenry, and Paterson) in Ireland, two (Davie and Robert Morris) in England, one (Wilson) in Scotland, and one (Hamilton) in the West Indies.
Many of them had moved from one state to another. Sixteen individuals had already lived or worked in more than one state or colony: Baldwin, Bassett, Bedford, Dickinson, Few, Franklin, Ingersoll, Livingston, Alexander Martin, Luther Martin, Mercer, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, Read, Sherman, and Williamson.

Answer 4

Do you have a copy of some tribal law from that time period?

The natives here then welcomed the foreigners. They got screwed later on for doing so but they did initially.

You know that holiday thanksgiving... where the natives and the settlers ate dinner together in a spirit of friendship etc...

There was no law, most natives believed that the land was the land and didnt belong to them , they believed it belonged to everyone and no one.

So there was no rule or law that the settlers were breaking by coming to the USA at the time.

Answer 5

Yes. Under the law of their respective countries. Spain. England. France.

Answer 6

The Pilgrims were illegal. There were people already here. There laws and customs were not followed. They open there hands just to have it chopped off. There were nations here but the Europeans didn't care they just wanted lands so they could be the dominant world power. There were people here with territories and lands.But it all good. They created the US of A. USA!!

Answer 7

Why are you looking for absolution for an act committed hundreds of years ago. Events happen, then they are over. The events that are happening now with regards to massive immigration are destroying the USA. That is the present.

Answer 8

Nope buddy, atleast not the majority... most came on ships, settled, killed the Native Americans, destroyed their culture and then went around proclaiming " America is White land" coloreds not welcome, except for slavery

Answer 9

They were barely out of the stone age! Where are your cites for your claims?

The question is what to do with illegal aliens:

A. Deport them
B. Let them stay
C. Kill them

What is your choice?

If we let them stay, we lose the country and millions more will come in illegally.

If we deport them, what keeps them from coming back?

Answer 10

When single cell organisms first appeared on the scene and rose up out of the ooze and crawled onto the land, did they immigrate legally?