15 Myths About Immigration Debunked

 https://carnegie.org/article/15-myths-about-immigration-debunked/

Garnel IronheartAugust 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM

But whereas 100 years ago people washed up on America's shores and said "I want to be American!", they now say "I want to change America into the hellhole I just left!"

MYTH #6: “Today’s immigrants don’t assimilate as immigrants from previous eras did.”

FACT: Immigrants to the United States — including Mexicans — are assimilating as well as or better than immigrant groups from Europe over a hundred years ago.