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Re:If borders were open by DrScump on Sunday July 23, 2017 @03:02AM (#14831188) 

  In the 1800's and early 1900's, immigration was open
Immigration to the USA was never "open". Entire races were periodically excluded (e.g. the Chinese Exclusion Act), and legal immigrants were subject to health checks.
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Re:If borders were open by conanbatt on Sunday July 23, 2017 @04:43PM (#14834277)
Well, open-er. You didnt need to have a sponsor company to remain in the united states.

A foreigner cannot live in the united states today, health check or not, without some monetary or time commitment to a specific set of people.

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Re:If borders were open by masonic on Monday July 24, 2017 @07:48PM (#14843796)
Yet, tens of millions do.
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