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Originally Posted by Alana33

ALL of Our Ancestors were Immigrants!
They fled their countries for many reasons, war, famine, religious persecution, a chance of a better life, etc. You and your family would not be here had America, Land of the Free, not welcomed you!
The only indigenous peoples are Native American Indians and we pretty well screwed them over and continue to do so as well as other people of color and creed.
Bigotry and racism is well on display.

Let's try to keep the terms straight. Anyone born in the USA, Mexico, or Canada is a "Native American". America is the term for the continent. Second, the term Indigenous means "originating from". The First Settlers came predominantly over the Bering Land Bridge 14,000 years ago from East Eurasia. And yes, later settlers ( English, French, Spanish, etc.) did "screw them over", much like the Vikings did to the Saxons, the Germans to the Romans, or the Arabs to the Egyptians. Doesn't mean it's right, just that it isn't only one group or an isolated incident. As long as there is migration there will be one group taking over from another group.