Comment: I argue that the Chinese built the railroads. They didn't speak the language or have the same customs. The rails were key in the birth of America and expansion west. Many other immigrants from many different countries fit the same description. Don't speak the language, don't have the same customs. 

For example, Syrians are fleeing from a war torn country. Traditionally, war torn cities have high unemployment rates. Kids don't go to school, people starve etc.

The plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit
noun

the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

What are we fighting for? Did America forget?