To those supporting Trump’s immigration policy: In 1620, 108 pilgrims set out from port Plymouth to the new world awaiting them. Many of the 108 passengers were separatists, fleeing persistent religious persecution. They survived harsh new England winter environment and their voyage has become an iconic story in the American history. The culmination of the voyage in singing of the Mayflower compact was an event that established a rudimentary form democracy that emanated into what would become a mainstay political form in America. Fast forward to 1800s, immigration to the budding country had significantly increased starting from the 1820s. From 1820 to 1860, millions of Irish arrived escaping the blight of Great Irish Famine back home. Needless to say, the Irish weren’t required to have visas. The country was in need of labor in canal building, lumbering, and civil constructions. Most of the Irish settled in the big cities along the coast. During the Civil war, the newly