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<blockquote data-quote="JR777" data-source="post: 3551050" data-attributes="member: 45725"><p>That's some irony for you. The reason that Asians-and Mexicans too-are here in the first place isn't fundamentally different than the reason why blacks are here. Asians were basically brought over here as slave labor in the railroad boom of the 1800s. The nomenclature was carefully chosen and more subtle means were used to coerce them into the railroad gangs, but the conditions and lack of ability to leave those conditions were the same.</p><p></p><p>This practice wasn't even limited to non whites, though. Lots of Irish, German, and Italian immigrants were treated in the same manner. When their respective countries were going through a time of crisis, they were given the option of coming over here to perform menial labor while living in hellish conditions.</p><p></p><p>Basically everyone here today put their blood, sweat, and tears into this land, or is the descendant of someone who did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JR777, post: 3551050, member: 45725"] That's some irony for you. The reason that Asians-and Mexicans too-are here in the first place isn't fundamentally different than the reason why blacks are here. Asians were basically brought over here as slave labor in the railroad boom of the 1800s. The nomenclature was carefully chosen and more subtle means were used to coerce them into the railroad gangs, but the conditions and lack of ability to leave those conditions were the same. This practice wasn't even limited to non whites, though. Lots of Irish, German, and Italian immigrants were treated in the same manner. When their respective countries were going through a time of crisis, they were given the option of coming over here to perform menial labor while living in hellish conditions. Basically everyone here today put their blood, sweat, and tears into this land, or is the descendant of someone who did. [/QUOTE]
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