I have longed for the time when we could clear things up with facts and evidence, rather that just "I think", "everybody knows", or "that's just the way it is'..
I have gone over to the 'religious' forum and tried to discuss basics of the Christian faith. I cannot seem to get
the guys to discuss the issues point-for-point.
We already have the encyclopedia, dictionary and constitution of the Christian faith..all wrapped up in one volume...the Bible. But some will still call me wrong...without referring to that comprehensive source to disprove me.
Surprisingly, the border states not necessarily the only ones with a high foreign-born population. Surprisingly,
some other states with a high foreign-born population, are located in the northeast.
One important point however, the border states likely feel the situation in a much more painful way, simply because in the northeast, as in Canada.. the foreign-born are located primarily in the cities, while in the border states, they seem to be distributed across the entire state.
Besides, big city folk seem to ignore one another..and don't really care what they may introduce into their city,
since they seemingly all live as strangers, even if they are living close as ants in a hill.
..And likely the foreign-born in the northeast, have a higher percentage of LEGAL immigrants among them.
I refuse to take the plight of our border states lightly, since there are cultural and financial pain, as well as great
disruption in their established way of life..which any of us would find distasteful in the extreme.
..But keep in mind, the northern tier of states are also border states, but that is a far different story..
Below, see a US map showing percentage of foreign-born for each state.