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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (240853)	9/4/2007 2:46:08 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 281500

the USA is a homeland for everyone, regardless of religion or ethnicity Ask the Mexicans their opinion on that one. They don't feel so invited. ?? I don't have the numbers, but I'm sure there is a large percentage of current US citizens of Mexican descent. Saying that the USA lets people become US citizens based on things other than religion/ethnicity doesn't mean everyone gets in. America has had various rather stringent controls on immigration since the 1920s, and has often consciously favored whites over Chinese or other non-whites. Though this crieteria has eased, there is no quesiton it is easier to get into America from some places than others. Yup, some applicants have it easier than others. There is a US citizenship lottery each year and some foreign nationalities are elligible for it, while others are not. I don't know exactly how those nationalities are determined, but I doubt it is based on religion or ethnic background, probably some geopolitical (eg, Vietnam) or economic (the applicant's country is producing boatloads of refugees) reason.