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Baby Boom II https://t.co/yHjmcR0aOY

Dec 21, 2025, 5 tweets

Interesting hypothesis. Now let's check the evidence.

Boomercons love the idea that immigrants are uber-patriotic and grateful, and some are (I personally don't expect gratitude, this is America, don't need boot-licking, but non-hostility is essential and among the politicized segment usually missing), but this is not the norm.

Most people immigrating to the US do so for money. Which is fine, money is a perfectly respectable motivation, but hardly an indicator of uber-patriotism.

All of this is obvious by casual inspection. I live in an area where the under-10 population is almost 50% Hispanic and 25% black + Asian. The only all-white public kid's gatherings? 4th of July celebrations.

There isn't a homomorphism between race or immigration status and patriotism, but there is a relationship, and it's the opposite of what smug Gorisches would have you believe.

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