LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Nations have right to own cultures

OPINION:

Whenever the problem of invaders entering our country illegally is raised, an automatic response is the canard, “We are a nation of immigrants.” Well, so is every other nation in the world. Does anyone seriously think that in countries such as France, India or China, one night the animals went to sleep with the area devoid of human habitation, and when they awoke the next morning, the people were suddenly there, with their cultures fully formed? Does anyone seriously argue that these nations do not have a right to preserve their national identities?

THOMAS M. CRAWFORD

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