Who exactly are the aliens? European Americans 1492-present. The vast majority of European immigrants arrived in a relatively concise period of time (1840-1910). These recent arrivals en masse saw America as an asylum offering mostly economic relief from harsh conditions first from Ireland, and later from Germany,Italy, and Eastern Europe*. The subjects of this 1930 portrait would typify the children or grandchildren of Irish, Scandinavian, or German immigrants. In their early years such ethnic groups huddled mainly amongst themselves, communicating in foreign tongues. Naturally, they were distrustful of local officials and toiled primarily to finance the subsequent immigration of their extended families.

*Your blogger's great-grandfather Benj Hoberman emigrated through Ellis Island from Belarus in 1902. Within 3 years, 2 other great grandparents came from Hungary, 2 from Latvia, and 1 from Ukraine. Collectively, called The Pale Settlement, Jews from this region are sometimes called, Ashkenazi, Yiddish or just "Jews." Like The Meztisos described above I proudly identify myself as a member of what Hitler called the mongrel race, AMERICAN. We also call Israel our home and periodically brandish their flag here.  ¶ 1:37 PM