A Brief History of Immigration to the United States

[@iammrbeat]

Note: Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were not actually "RADICAL LEFTISTS." I was trying to be "funny." Also, another law I left out was the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. It was pretty meh, and probably made illegal immigration even more of a mess today. Thanks Bill Clinton.

[@bernjobi]

i, for one, appreciate and love that joke

[@MaskedMe297]

What do *you* think, Mr. Beat: How many people died because of actions and handlings done by US-presidents? And do you think that the usual top 3 list is accurate? 1. Richard Nixon 2. Ronald Reagan 3. George Bush 2

[@mike04574]

betterhelp isnt good

[@Y0ur_M0th3r]

​@@mike04574I remember on another channel they were talking about how it was selling data to people

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

​@@mike04574betterhelp is "RADICAL LEFTISTS" /j

[@AKUJU]

Ghanaian immigrant, mom got the green card lottery in 2002. She had a masters degree and so did my dad. They sold everything to come to the states, worked at gas stations, security for shops, etc and are now both PhD holders lol Wild ride for them for sure. Hope you see this. Love your videos!!

[@iammrbeat]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing that. I'm so glad you and your family are here. :)

[@hanginwithkh2021]

Wow, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@Ponferrada22]

Will you return to Ghana to make it great.

[@corey2232]

Glad they're in our country! We're lucky to have families like yours 😁

[@me0101001000]

Similar story with my parents, but from India.

[@nebulan]

My senator's twitter tries very hard to convince us West Virginians that the border crisis is the most important thing to us. She says the drug crisis we face is coming from illegal immigrants smuggling drugs but that doesn't really consider that our biggest drug abuses can be got at wallgreens.

[@richiephillips1038]

Please educate yourself before making stupid comments.

[@iammrbeat]

The biggest drug traffickers are Americans

[@A1DollarTaco]

West Virginian as well and agree. They're too blind to realize that (or you know $$)

[@TSERJI]

these days that's pretty much all of twitter, not just your senator lol

[@brogang1926]

@@iammrbeat what state do you live in?

[@IceIsRick]

@Mr. Beat pls delete the sponsor part of this video, the thing your sponsoring is terrible, that program has fake and unprofessional “therapists” working in that field, please watch videos about this sponsor if you don’t understand me! Edit: Thanks for some of the criticism to the people who disagree with me, but I still hate BetterHelp.

[@zazzpzazz]

This is true. As a former user of betterhelp they are far from professional.

[@reversecardthompson1197]

I just typed my own comment about it, really hope he sees them and reserches why it's bad!

[@SPOOKIEMOOKe]

Please Beat, we know your moral, so please don't do another sponsorship this company. They violate the privacy of it's patrons!

[@norre_]

Bot

[@Kyle-sv8nu]

He's probably in a contract. Not his fault

[@cicalinarrot]

"Immigration should be forbidden starting... right after I've enetered the US." - History of the US condensed

[@coolboyalexander7789]

Fun Fact: Barack Obama's dad was Kenyan, and his mom had English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, French, Swiss, and Ulster Scots descent.

[@iammrbeat]

Even more fun fact: Obama's mom's mom went to the same high school as me.

[@nobodyburgen4594]

How come no one ever thinks he was born in Switzerland? ;)

[@g19troy]

@@iammrbeat hey Mr beat I've been watching you for some time now I love your content and wish you were one of my teachers in school but could you please research on better help. I don't want to see you get hate from people who are informed on the negatives that company has been accused of.

[@IncredibleStan]

@@nobodyburgen4594 I think you know the reason why......lol

[@kanyasmr]

@@iammrbeat even more fun fact. I’ve been on the bed Barron Trump was conceived on

[@Skittie_87]

"You can live in Germany, Turkey, or Japan, but you can't become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the earth, can come live in America and become an American". ~ Ronald Reagan Pretty inspirational quote.

[@Spongebrain97]

Same with Mexico lol

[@eazydee5757]

@@Spongebrain97And Brazil, or Canada, or Argentina, or Australia, or New Zealand, or South Africa, or Singapore or whatever. Maybe now the United Kingdom as well.

[@EpicuriousGeorge]

It would be inspirational if it was true lol Germany and Turkey have many immigrant populations who are viewed as fully German/Turkish today

[@iammrbeat]

Reagan was right about immigration.

[@ドグカンセイラン]

Although I understand the main message that quote is trying to convey, some claims in the quote are not true. For example in Germany, "Being German" doesn't specifically have anything to do with race. Cem Özdemir, who is the current agriculture minister of Germany, is of Turkish descent, he is the children of immigrants but he is still considered to be German and he identifies as a German. Similarly in Turkey, there are many people who are of Kurdish, Circassian ethnicity who consider themselves to be Turkish and they are regarded as Turkish by law.

[@bendebord2282]

Mr Beat you’ve made my family excited about history, my wife and I went to a history museum nearby and I would see things there that would make me say to myself, “Mr beat taught me about that!”

[@iammrbeat]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@cynthiaaguirre2951]

When I went to Washington D.C and I would see and hear information that I've got from these videos

[@lupinschocolate]

I just got an illegal immigration AD watching this.(PragerU) lmao.

[@eazydee5757]

Me too somehow.

[@EmpressMermaid]

Same here. The guy that claimed he was with the "Center for Immigration Studies." If it's PragerU, I automatically side-eye any credentials you may claim.

[@awkwrdnb]

⁠​⁠@@EmpressMermaidthe “Center for Immigration Studies” is an anti-immigrant think tank with an official-sounding name.

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

The I in PragerU stands for intelligence

[@MemeSource.]

​@@Notreallyhereanymore🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@noncreativeguy7284]

Mr. Beat would you consider doing a mini biography video on William Goebel? He’s the only American governor to ever be assassinated in office, and his story is very interesting. He fought and won a duel against a former Confederate soldier over road tolls, initially lost his election, got the results overturned, was shot the day before his inauguration, almost caused a civil war in Kentucky, and then died a few days later.

[@stonecoldsteveaustin2095]

Based🗿

[@sherrybirchall8677]

​@@stonecoldsteveaustin2095based?

[@themayonnaise]

I also like the story of Jim Leavelle, who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald in the Dallas Police Headquarters when he got shot by Jack Ruby, Jim has many interesting tales although most of them aren't political. Like for example he was almost fatally hit by a rogue wave in pearl harbor, he accidentally shot a guy named Bob Portner while showing how L.C Graves tried to grab Jack Ruby's gun, he lost an eye, etc etc. And the man lived to 100. But he isn't anything to make an entire video about I guess, William Goebel is, though

[@differentdestiny]

I second both suggestions here!

[@liamkelly1999]

Great video as usual Mr Beat! As an Irish man, I just wanted to talk about something you said about Ireland in the video. 🇮🇪 The Great Famine took place between 1845-1852. Before this event the population of Ireland was around 8.5 million. The Famine took the lives of 1 million while another 1 million emigrated creating what we now call the Irish Diaspora which is estimated to be about 80 million people today, including 33 million in the US alone! Sustained emigration took place all the way up until around the 1960s when our population hit its lowest point of around 2.5 - 3 million. That’s right, our population had more than halved since the Famine. It was only in the 1960s and 1970s that Ireland began to see significant economic changes and growth and with it came a boost in population. Today, our population sits at around 5.2 million. This number shows the effect the Great Famine had on our country. We still haven’t recovered in population since and it was 172 years ago. It’s also worth noting that many in Ireland (including myself admittedly) believe that there wasn’t a Famine in Ireland in 1845 as much as there was an attempted genocide committed by the British Empire. It’s believed there was more than enough food in the country at the time but it was being shipped out to feed people elsewhere. Many believe it was at the time, one of the largest man-made famines of all time. This however, is a debate for another time… Thank you for all the great videos Mr Beat, I’m a an avid subscriber all the way from Ireland 🇮🇪 Keep them coming!

[@EddieHenderson92]

He's a silly liberal, America has over 340 million people in 2024 and that isn't even counting the illegals and we have millions. Just to give you an idea, we had about 282 million people in 2000. We have added about 60 million people in less than 25 years. Liberals like him, I wonder what is the cut off, 800 million or a billion people? Parts of America are already having water and housing shortages.

[@kritankunwar4776]

Came the United States back in 2012 as a 13 year old through the diversity Visa lottery system, came here with my whole family, will be starting medical school as a military 2nd lieutenant this July and sister is in dental school. America has given us everything that we have, and we owe this country a lot. Proud to be an immigrant Nepali American.

[@marypritchett115]

Welcome! Sounds as though you have a bright future here. My ancestors came from Ireland pre Revolutionary War and were tobacco farmers in Northern Neck Virginia. Most likely through indentured servitude.

[@kritankunwar4776]

@@marypritchett115 nice to meet you sir!

[@Potatotenkopf]

THE GOAT OF HISTORYTUBE IS BACK LETS GOOOO🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@dakruise1]

commietube

[@major_kukri2430]

​@@dakruise1you're brainwashed

[@bubkabu]

i wish you talked about immigration during the time after 9/11. Immigrants experienced a lot of discrimination and cases of arbitrary deportation during that time.

[@haydenkelly7571]

My partner is an immigrant and the level of mis/disinformation is WILD. Coming from a deeply conservative state we get to hear a lot of feedback and strong opinions about this. Thanks for making a video about this.

[@volumist]

What they do say

[@Kasserole1]

@@volumistpeople who believe in conservative ideology usually promote more closed border policies

[@geisaune793]

Here in Missouri I’ve started seeing billboards for one candidate for Governor that have the tagline “Secure the Border.” You want to be Governor of _Missouri._ Secure the border from who? Illegal Kansans? Iowans? It’s so stupid

[@baneofbanes]

Going off of history it was Missourians illegally crossing into Kansas anyway.

[@emmacloak1918]

I love your videos so much! My dad is a high school government teacher and watching your videos reminds me of him! Thank you for being a creator!

[@iammrbeat]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@metek8926]

It’s the large number of different immigration groups that makes a nation truly diverse.

[@iammrbeat]

Indeed

[@zachramsay]

Which is the force what makes the nation truly great and adaptive to all sorts of sociological global economic fluctuations. Imagine the United States without immigrants during World War II? During the initial rollout of NAFTA? During the silicone Valley tech boom? During the expansion of biotech industries throughout the world? Hell, just imagine America without Chinese restaurants, the best damn pizza in the world, all you can eat sushi buffets,the kolache Factory, cinco de mayo, st Patrick’s day, Chicano culture, rap and hip-hop and country and bluegrass music. Everything we’ve absorbed, assimilated, improved, and embraced is almost entirely immigrant influenced. What a shame that some want to stifle and restrict the very diversity which makes every American human a better, more enriched person.

[@lyricofwise6894]

The regressive right wants to usa to fall, it would stagnate incredibly without immigration

[@Condemn-]

@@zachramsay I'm pretty sure they want to restrict illegal immigration

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

Im a second-generation immigrant with Italian and Ethiopian parents. I was born in the uk, but I didn't become a full citizen till 2020. Despite that, i know i will never be english. But hell, anyone from anywhere can be American.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Italian and Ethiopian? Considering the history between those two countries, it's interesting that your families found love.

[@mattjolliarno4630]

@@Notreallyhereanymore as an “English” man don’t sell yourself short, anyone born in the uk and who enjoys British culture is British, and it’s a shame there are so many who would say otherwise

[@Notreallyhereanymore]

@applesandgrapesfordinner4626 My Ethiopian parents' family migrated to Italy because of the war after the monarchy was overthrown. So culturally, pretty italian

[@wildbill7267]

I immigrated to New York from New Jersey.

[@adamdaniel8909]

Damn...

[@GeeFromThaE]

🤢🤮 why move to that shithole. 👎🏿

[@denverrsouthers5531]

You mean migrated

[@adamdaniel8909]

@@denverrsouthers5531 nah immigrated... Because I've seen the news before that they are talking about Justice Sotomayor... They called her daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants even though Puerto Rico is already in America...

[@Cinnamonfr]

Great video Mr Beat, also I got a video suggestion. You should review A24’s Civil War movie and maybe compare it to the actual civil war? (Though there’s not much information about the movie on why there’s the war)

[@iammrbeat]

I actually kind of did this already! I gave my thoughts on the film in a livestream on Twitch a few weeks back. Perhaps I can stitch together a video from it for this channel? Thanks for the suggestion!

[@alyssagonzalez]

@@iammrbeat that would be awesome!

[@jonathanpenado5342]

Tell me why I got notified of this video while watching the "Papers Please" short film. I mean come on that's perfect timing.

[@iammrbeat]

Woahness

[@dskoin32]

@@stardust86x yea it’s on KZbin with the same name but with “a short film” added it’s a short but good vid!

[@NickelCitySaint]

The algorithm knows. It knowwwwwwwwwws

[@hrolfthestrange]

Wait, for the UAE and Saudi Arabian having a higher immigration rate/% of immigrants rate, is this including migrant labor under temporary contracts? From my understanding several of the countries you cited have high rates of migrant labor that is contractually time bound based upon the projects they are working on. It probably would be incredibly hard to section that out based upon publicly available data, but it's also not generally what we would call immigration. Of course that might be accounted for already, but I couldn't find much specifics quickly through googling. Do you know if your numbers included this or excluded this?

[@ds5436]

Our immigration issues are a direct result of our own foreign policies. An alarming segment of our populace does not have any concept of consequences even on a personal level, let alone a national one. Flexing your geopolitical muscle by meddling in the affairs of less-powerful nations, will come back to haunt you. It's messy and unfortunate, but I think the least we can do (other than voting) is just being kind to people and acknowledging their struggles. This country would not exist without immigrants, and our continued economic success relies on immigration.

[@kat1284]

Super true. The United States, its government agencies, and corporations have meddled in the political and economic affairs of countries in South and Central America. Crazy to think that many Americans now don’t know this.

[@enduser8410]

I disagree more than agree. It is most apparently true in certain Latin American cases, but in general I think the narrative of the US "meddling in the affairs of less-powerful nations" is too often used to deprive those countries agency and responsibility over their own issues. It is too easy to scapegoat the big countries like the US, Russia, China etc.

[@shirtpants4203]

@enduser8410 many of these countries sucked and were ruled by white minorities before the US even existed. The Spanish empire fan boys brag about it all the time

[@lyricofwise6894]

Yes, What you said was EXTREMELY true, its only consequence of Extreme western imperial colonialism, antone disagreeing needs to learn history of the West.

[@lyricofwise6894]

​@@kat1284 Its very strange (actually its not), that the countries whose image is always Declaring FREEDOM and Democracy and liberty, is extremely in love with dictatorships. Just not in their own countries... They love installing it in SO MANY other countries, and not just that its not even a 2 birds 1 stone, but 5 birds with 1 stone, such as they get to claim moral uprighteousness and condescend everyone else not a democracy after they installed dictatorships, so they can do repeated intervwntions in said countries to "bring democracy".

[@ACrownofFlowers]

I'm a DACA recipient from Guatemala with cerebral palsy. My family came when I was 2, and I just became a citizen last year.

[@peepeepoopoo9113]

Congrats!

[@mcv2178]

Congrats!

[@ACrownofFlowers]

@@mcv2178 thank you!

[@Rossoneri2]

Que bueno compa

[@ACrownofFlowers]

@@Rossoneri2 gracias compa, tuve suerte de no fracasar en todas las partes del proceso.

[@Tallalaskan]

The Filipinos at McDonald’s are very good at making fries I cannot lose them

[@Intellectual-stupidity]

Bro fr there’s this Arabic guy at a sandwich shop in my neighborhood who makes like the best sandwich ever lol

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Another great video by the Beat man!

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for being here early.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@iammrbeatI got the bell ringed 😉

[@surajladdagiri]

You should talk about documented dreamers. These are the children of legal immigrants who come to the US as young children, apply for permanent residency legally as children, but due to the backlogs caused by per country caps(specifically for Asian countries, primarily India and China), they turn 21 before they receive it and are no longer allowed to be in the US since they lose their status since they are no longer considered children under immigration law, thus they have deport themselves despite growing up here legally and following all the laws regarding applying for permanent residency

[@iammrbeat]

That deserves an entire video

[@scifirealism5943]

That's messed up.

[@roym4457]

That's what people don't get about the immigration system. You will see comments everywhere talking about 'Oh, why don't she/he just apply?'. LOL. If it's that simple.

[@Compucles]

It seems the real problem is why the entire family isn't accepted for legal immigration all at once in the first place. If they have to wait a few extra years to clear some backlogs, that's better than only granting legal immigration status partially among families.

[@EddieHenderson92]

America can't keep taking in so many people, it's just common sense, we have added almost 60 million people since 2000 and we have a declining middle class. Do liberals want to see the country collapse?

[@DylanPattyn]

Great Video Matt, one of your best

[@iammrbeat]

Woah, I'm so glad you think so!

[@IzzyBee87]

Currently trying to immigrate to the US from Canada. it's a loooong process and I am married to a US citizen.

[@iammrbeat]

It is indeed. Good luck with the rest of the process. I'm sorry if it's causing you stress. :/

[@GlobalSoliarityAdvocates]

No it’s not. Because you are married to a U.S. citizen.

[@emperorfrozenbillrulerofan8767]

A Canadian immigrating to the US is like a Finnish person moving to Russia.

[@EddieHenderson92]

Fly to Mexico, cross the border and Joey Biden will hook you up.

[@Mickey-1994]

Fly to Mexico, cross the border and Joey will help you out.

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

Fun fact My dad side of the family is actually of Jewish and Italian origin and my mom side is of Czechoslovakian origin

[@iammrbeat]

Right on. Have you done a genealogy test?

[@mladen5140]

You getting a role in the Sopranos for sure

[@RandomNonsense1985]

Both Czech AND Slovakian? /s

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

@@iammrbeat not yet but I hope to in the future

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

@@RandomNonsense1985 yes because my mom’s dad was born on August 1931 and his parents immigrated From Czechoslovakia so I have both southern and eastern European origins

[@doneiliragaba1266]

Nice Shirt, In East Africa we call it "Gitenge"

[@iammrbeat]

Right on. A Kenyan immigrant gave it to me!

[@4N4L4Seinfeld]

What's an "immigrant"?

[@RepubliconCelebrityPresidents]

​@@4N4L4Seinfeldit's what 71% of modern Americans' ancestors were

[@capnnick2190]

This was such a cool video! My Dad’s patrilineal line came to the US in the 1860s from Cornwall to work in the mines of Nevada and Montana, while his Matrilineal line came from Germany in the 1890s. Mom’s patrilineal line came to the US in the 1920s from England, while her matrilineal line came in the 1880s from Ireland (there’s more than that on both sides of my tree but I’m keeping it simple haha.) Always find videos about this topic interesting! Great video! =)

[@iammrbeat]

Genealogy is fascinating, ain't it? Thanks for the kind words!

[@capnnick2190]

@@iammrbeat it is very fascinating, yeah! I got interested in it around the time of my 15th birthday in 2016 and 8 years later it’s taken over my life haha. Generally speaking I’m of English, German, French, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch descent, but there’s also Austrian, Danish, and Welsh (there’s French-Canadian and Swiss-German but I just group those with French and German respectively). Immigrated to places like New England, Missouri, Kansas, and Virginia to eventually end up in the far west. Wish I had more friends that were into this stuff. And you’re welcome! Always a good day when you upload!

[@capnnick2190]

@@stardust86x that’s pretty cool! : D. My family history here fluctuates back and forth, sometimes depending on the line. Despite my Dad’s Matrilineal line coming in the 1890s from Germany, my 2nd great grandfather on my paternal grandma’s line, Friedrich, married a French woman (which, heh, I have to wonder the rate at which that occurred back in that time frame considering the rivalry). My paternal great grandmother through my paternal grandfather had ancestors from Prussia, even from the parts of Prussia that are now Polish. They were Mennonites and originally moved to a colony in Ukraine for a while before coming to Kansas. When they made their way to California in the 1910s they took up ranching. As for my Mom’s side, my Great Grandfather on my Mom’s patrilineal line served in the First World War and Russian Civil War in the British army. He came to Ellis Island in November 1921 and made his way to Texas where he met my Great Grandmother. On my Mom’s matrilineal end, my maternal grandmother’s patrilineal end is almost impossible to research but that end came from County Galway, Ireland in the 1880s. Always really enjoy hearing other people’s family histories, always interesting factoids to be heard from them.

[@Leo-pt9ei]

I was born in the U.S. My parents are from Uruguay but from my maternal side my grandma is German and I also have french ancestry on my dads side through my great grandma. On the German side, i think my grandmas family was from Pommerania and on the french side they came from the basque region. Which french region did ur family come from?

[@capnnick2190]

@@Leo-pt9ei My French ancestors, much like my German ancestors, came from almost all over the country (except for Corsica) but there is a particular emphasis on the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Nouvelle-Aquitaine states. My German ancestors came from all over with the exception of Bremen, with emphasis' on Baden-Wurttemburg, Bavaria, and the whole Rhine/Westphalia region.

[@ebercondrell6603]

One thing that gets missed a lot in immigration debates is the immigration from Asia. My mother worked with a Christian charity that went to "massage parlors" that were mostly staffed by Asian women (my mom is fluent in Chinese so she was able to speak to some of them in their native language). These women were told they could get a well paying job in America only to find out that they were being forced into prostitution and that their legal documents were taken away. Many of these women are stuck in the United States and subjected to sexual slavery. This does not get discussed nearly as much as voluntary immigration coming from the southern border. I guess it doesn't sell as well? Very weird considering just how obviously evil it is. Should unite the religious right and the social justice left.

[@twonumber22]

The media can be blamed, sure. But I think more importantly the blame falls on a current citizen that told lawmakers to not vote for the recent border security bill.

[@iammrbeat]

Absolutely

[@kingace6186]

I don't consider an insurrectionist as a "current citizen".

[@JChang0114]

You mean the border security bill that allows for the amnesty loophole to be used and exploited?

[@twonumber22]

@@JChang0114 I wouldn't call that a fair representation, no.

[@JChang0114]

@@twonumber22 "I wouldn't call that a fair representation, no." What would the border bill do for persons calming amnesty? Don't tell me that it provides more funds for Immigration judges as I don't think Biden can build a Law School and spam the hotkey "J" for more judges like in a computer game.

[@KenHenderson-n1c]

You Tuber Feli From Germany did an excellent video about German immigration to the US. She is an immigrant herself who started her channel while studytng for her master's degree a a US university. She's now a permanent US resident.

[@iammrbeat]

I will check it out

[@MadMike1]

Based fellow Feli enjoyer

[@tomrogue13]

​@@MadMike1 I used to watch her videos, but God damn they are so long and rambling. Not trying to yuck anyone's yum, just why I stopped watching

[@bobbydylsn2633]

Did she says that bad treatman of Polish immigrans in USA, including polish jokes, is mostly root in German migration?

[@mfc111]

There will be no ethnic Germans in Germany in 100 years. What a shame.

[@alexiswilson4805]

BetterHelp is NOT a good tool for therapy. Please reconsider your sponsors!!

[@CapnCody1622]

Not saying you’re wrong but how is BetterHelp bad?

[@alexiswilson4805]

@@CapnCody1622 if you google “betterhelp data selling” youll get a good article about it from ftc

[@Kasserole1]

@@CapnCody1622they have a really bad track record, including hiring unlicensed therapist when their website clearly states that all their therapists are licensed. This scandal actually happened a couple of years ago, and I believe that betterhelp has since taken down the claim on their website, but betterhelp still continues to be a shady company. Hope this helps👍

[@JoshuaPutman1]

This is going to be another great video because you make amazing videos and I learn more due to watching your content.

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for the preemptive compliment. lol

[@JoshuaPutman1]

@@iammrbeat You’re welcome

[@SolracCAP]

I'm a child of immigrants. Both of them love this country very much. They aren't drug smugglers, terrorists, or invaders. They aren't 'corrupting the blood of the country.' They pay their taxes, work hard, and learned English. Thank you Mr. Beat for covering this in a responsible manner.

[@caryptic6684]

Nobody is saying all immigrants are drug dealers. The thing is though, some of them are. America 100 percent supports legal immigration, but it’s illegal immigration that is a danger to our country. People could have unknown criminal history, be wanted by the law, or smuggling drugs. Like I said, I know all illegal immigrant aren’t dangerous people, but some are.

[@itriedtochangemynamebutitd5019]

Those are people nobody has a problem with. It's the people that are that are the problem. They do exist, and it's even worse in Europe. It's not failed integration because every country has the same problem.

[@Raspberries9372]

Illegal immigrants are trespassers. Trespassing shouldn’t be allowed. Legal immigrants should be allowed.

[@Rossoneri2]

​@@caryptic6684it'd be a lot simpler if the process wasn't so incredibly long. It took a decade for me to get approved, my own aunt's parents passed before they got theirs. All that time and money for nothing

[@lyricofwise6894]

​@@caryptic6684They werent saying that same thing when it was only immigrants from "lowly" Europe, seeing as how uneducated the populace was much moreso back then, or were they? Regardless, they all still came and immigrants made things better. Thus, immigrants are to be allowed.

[@marcello7781]

In times of darkening ignorance about the topic of migration, videos like these are beacons of hope.

[@EddieHenderson92]

LOL

[@DaniG.German883]

You have hope in blatant misinformation?

[@anoor1775]

Such a great, informational channel. I love how you cover history that is esoteric and often irrelevant (at least at first glance) to current headlines - truly the kind of thing KZbin was made for.

[@ThatSweetGamer]

My family came to America in 1749 at the port of Philadelphia. They were born in France but then driven out along with others for being Huguenots. They were chased out of France to Germany and then the same ancestors took passage from Germany to America. All that religious persecution just for their 9th great grandson to be an internet atheist, sorry fam.

[@thorpeaaron1110]

That would just happy you get to have religious liberty to be an Atheist.

[@guyburgess7832]

My ancestors (well, some of them) were also Huguenots fleeing France. Mine were clearly less adventurous though, they only made it across the channel to Britain, where I live now. All ends the same, I'm an internet atheist too!

[@kingace6186]

The point of freedom of religion is about choice. You freely chose to be an atheists. I think your forefathers and foremothers would be proud.

[@guyburgess7832]

@@kingace6186 I actually don't think so - they didn't flee because they wanted religious freedom, they fled because they didn't want to be killed for being protestants. They wanted everyone to be protestant, and had spent the previous decades in France trying to kill catholics and force them to be protestant, they just lost that struggle. They would probably consider me to be worse than a catholic (the people they had been trying to kill). I don't care what other people worship, but they certainly did.

[@emperorfrozenbillrulerofan8767]

Religious oppression makes atheists

[@giladpellaeon1691]

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles" a rare Thanksgiving movie.

[@kat1284]

Thanks for covering this, Mr. Beat. I feel like everyone should know and be reminded of the history of immigration to this country and the reasons for it in order to make an informed decision when voting or discussing the topic. My dad immigrated from Mexico with his close family when he was 16. It’s definitely left a lasting impression on our family, and my identity. From my grandparents having a “better” experience crossing the border because of their economic status and color of their skin, to the struggles of gaining their citizenship and finding stable careers and higher education. There is so much to discuss regarding immigration, and I think you did a great job with this video 👍 Thanks again!

[@EpicMiner710]

Love the vid Beat, better education on immigration is something sorely needed!

[@brianbonilla2918]

Man I love your content so much Mr.Beat! I loved history class when I was in High School and briefly when I attended some college terms. You are doing a great job educating others

[@5days5hearts25]

Good ol' America! We moved in, kicked out our roommates, and then proceeded to cry and whine when new roommates moved in more peacefully than we did.

[@constantinethecataphract5949]

Americans came and created a new government and society, they didn't want to leech off a system already created. What is happening today is more like parasitism.

[@JChang0114]

The new roommates lower wages for the least skilled jobs and in an increasing number of states are eligible for taxpayer benefits. You can pay for them if you want.

[@designsonq1]

Yup. "Move in via bias divine dictate & the disease that same divinity cursed only you with, for some reason, or it didn't happen": should be the small print on the US flag

[@TheLily97232]

That's because they think THEY have all rights and are better than others. That's what supremacy is

[@ChrisTheFreedomEnjoyer]

Incredibly minor error at 11:12 - Puritans and Presbyterians are types of Calvinists, so mentioning Calvinists as if they were a separate group is slightly misleading.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Another great vid Beat!

[@iammrbeat]

I appreciate you always. Have a great weekend. :)

[@mattsains]

I'm not sure how many more better help sponsorship reads our parasocial relationship can take Mr Beat

[@BadringerGronger]

Tsk tsk, I know you’re a good researcher but research about the sponsor before blindly doing it.

[@Illusivem8ne]

I know war wasn’t the main topic, but it’s important to note that the “French and Indian Wars” and the “Indian wars” were all names to cover the genocide of the American Indian

[@bryangaleas4464]

Another great beat, Mr. Video!

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you!

[@big8dog887]

Recommended listening for the younger crowd who may have never heard it - "America" by Neil Diamond.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I get out immigration system isn’t perfect but I truly believe our politicians and media overhype it and scapegoat our immigrants. Many of my friends are immigrants and undocumented and they are the nicest people I’ve ever met ❤

[@kevinaguilar7541]

Yup, anything bad happens in the country politicians are ready to blame it on Latinos.

[@EddieHenderson92]

Being nice has nothing to do with it, we have added about 60 million people since 2000 and that is a problem. We have to stop adding people until we fix many other problems, we have 340 million people not counting the millions of illegals, we have a declining middle class and citizens that need help. It's just common sense and the left has lost that for whatever reason when it comes to this issue.

[@RosefieldXII]

Philippines was a US colony and they don't get recognize for their citizenship. The Children that's was born in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam were also fathered by the US servicemen and they being abandoned when the US withdraw. What gives?

[@austinhallberg1736]

always love the vids mr beat

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks Austin!

[@brianmckee2267]

I'm irish, went on a holiday to New york and checked out the museum of immigration there. Its startling to see the vitriol directed and irish people at the time and how things have changed.

[@TrU_homie]

Now it’s Mexicans , generally if your Catholic you get targeted

[@viyoolacouronne6419]

26:21 proud immigrant! Glad to be here since America played a part in destroying my country 🇭🇹 😊😂

[@Brandon-c6f]

We literally are the reason your “country” didn’t collapse a century ago

[@ArtemioMendezHernandez]

​@@Brandon-c6fLiar

[@DaniG.German883]

Your country did a fine job of destroying itself in 1802

[@ArtemioMendezHernandez]

@@DaniG.German883 They kicked out the slaver filth

[@DaniG.German883]

@@ArtemioMendezHernandez yes, but they destroyed their entire economy at the same time

[@USA50_]

9:00 Not all Indentured Servants were volunteers. America was a big destination for convicts as Indentured Servants before independence. Why do we not talk about this? It's part of our history as well 😊❤🇺🇸🙏🗽⭐🦅👍😊💪

[@west-coast-willy]

Better Help has been proven to sell private information to companies like Facebook and does very little to vet their "professionals".

[@ivymorrison4866]

Very informative!! As a descendant of forced immigrants, I would have liked our experience to be mentioned more significantly. I know slavery is another one of those “hot button issues” but the 13th Amendment & subsequent migration of 6 million black Americans from the south to northern cities from 1910-1960’s seems to be appropriate to this discussion?? Otherwise, great job & I love your videos 🙂

[@cervanntes]

Great video! I used to teach citizenship classes to immigrants prior to the pandemic and my wife is an immigrant from Siberia. I can attest to how difficult, time-consuming, and expensive trying to immigrate to this country legally can be even under the best circumstances, especially if citizenship is the end goal. The vast majority of my own ancestors arrived prior to the Civil War, with some arriving as far back as 1635 Jamestown, so most of them arrived before well the increasingly strict national immigration restrictions began to materialize at the end of the 19th century.

[@stevenleonard9945]

I really appreciate all you do!! Most people either are not taught or just never understood a lot of the things you talk about.

[@MichaelKrinsky-hx1vu]

Reminding Americans of truths about our nation that many of us "patriots" seem to have forgotten. Thank you for this and for all that you do, Mr. Beat!

[@Pitchforkkk]

We’ve had 12 million in the last 4 years. That’s unsustainable. You said in this video we had 7 millón within a 50 year period in the 1800’s

[@iammrbeat]

The problem is, we actually don't know exactly how many immigrants have entered the country in recent years. There doesn't seem to be reliable data.

[@Pitchforkkk]

@@iammrbeat you’re right, those 12 million are only the ones that we know about, there could easily be another couple million that we have no clue about.

[@EddieHenderson92]

It's like liberals in America want to see the country fall, it's very weird because it's not like they can escape it.

[@TehGalvanator]

I’m not an immigrant, but I am the child of immigrants. Both of my parents are undocumented. That being said, I would argue that my parents are just as if not more American than I am. They choose to stay here, contribute to the economy, pay taxes, and overall live an American style of life. Without them, I would be nothing. I’m so grateful for my parents, they worked extremely hard so that I can have a typical American upbringing. Tee ball, prom, college, and even getting married. I wouldn’t have been able to do any of that without my parents sacrificing their time and energy working so that I could enjoy the fruits of their labor. Gracias mama y papa.

[@JChang0114]

Cool. Your parents probably took jobs for lower pay than what an American would take.

[@Rossoneri2]

I hope they're proud of you

[@citrused8571]

Nice! You shouldn’t be punished for your parents’ actions but they should be deported.

[@TehGalvanator]

@@citrused8571 Thanks! You’re wrong though, they should be made into citizens. They have for sure been in this country longer than you have been alive, hence they have definitely contributed more to the economy than you have (in your entire life). There should be an easier path to citizenship for people who arrived here legally but have a 100% clean record, which both my parents have btw.

[@citrused8571]

@@TehGalvanatorWell, they broke the law by entering illegally, it should be hard to get into our great country. They shouldn't be citizens, so their record isn't clean anymore!

[@geisaune793]

In a kind of weird way, the fact that every year millions of people are determined to migrate to America despite the constant effort of some Americans to keep them out, makes me really appreciate America more. All those people want to come to this country _that badly._ I don’t know, I just feel like if millions of people want to come to your country that bad, you should take pride in that and let them in. After all, immigrants tend to be some of the proudest Americans

[@jiwan88]

nice and informative.

[@PIFproject]

Love the videos Mr. Beat. Daca beneficiary here. First of my family to graduate high school, college, and entering my 3rd and final year of law school. Started a company since 2017 and its still going. All I have to say is that no man is an island and i wouldn't have made it this far without the help of so many. Thanks for covering it!

[@QPC321]

Do a vid on the Palestinian Genocide bro🙏🏽

[@NBK1122]

Dear Mr. Beat, Because it's baseball season, I would like to see comparisons between two cities in the same state who have Major League Baseball teams, such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and Houston and Arlington (Texas Rangers). Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York wouldn't work because their two teams are in the same city.

[@Jeef_Beezoos]

YO MR BEAT! Nice shirt dude

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

A really good book is "White By Law" by Prof Ian Haney Lopez. Our laws are mostly state-by-state and my Middle Eastern ancestors weren't always considered white and my Syrian grandfather and my German-American grandmother possibly were illegally married in my state of Missouri and she could have lost her citizenship because of it, even though she was born in the US.

[@TheRatic0n]

Good video. I have nurtured a dream since my youth to move to the USA from Sweden. I have never done so, partly because I feel too rooted here and partly because I simply fear the American healthcare system if i ever get sick or injured, despite me being very proficient and skilled in my field and I understand that good healthcare opportunities exist in good companies. The reason why i considered moving over is because regulations seems more lax and forgiving when one wants to live an isolated rural and "country" lifestyle then over here, which I want to do. I imagined somewhere in the midwest, or Wyoming/Montana for me. A major conundrum appeared when I met an American couple who moved over here for the exact same reason that I considered moving over there. They claimed they moved here to live a better, more rural and isolated lifestyle. I was so confused that I didn't enquire more about the why's and how's and my isolated country ass is too scared of social contact to go to them and ask more.

[@willthethrill180]

My ancestors migrated to South Carolina and Georgia in the 1720s from Great Britain. Still got family in the area but over the centuries my family has moved all over America. I’m currently living in Albania.

[@breadsandwich4162]

I think this is a very informative video, however I feel like you could've elaborated a bit more on why so many immigrants from South & Central America are currently coming to the US. I know it's a larger topic that would probably require a video of it's own, but I think it's important context. The US paints it as bad that they're coming here, but never discuss how the economic problems that many of these countries face are the direct result of US (or rather CIA) meddling throughout the 20th century.

[@RandomPerson-lk6cb]

The minute the United States stopped meddling in El Salvador, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Nicaragua immigrants stopped coming as much. That should tell you everything. Most immigrants from Latin America today are from Venezuela, which is under a U.S. blockade. Yes the Maduro regime has to take a lot of the blame but the United States is not helping things

[@EddieHenderson92]

Not defending what the American government has done in those countries, but we didn't do it as citizens, and we can't keep taking people in. It's common sense, we need many things fixed before we accept new people.

[@breadsandwich4162]

@EddieHenderson92 "we need many things fixed" which would require tax dollars which having more people would provide 🤔. Not saying you're one of these people, but the same people who say "no one wants to work anymore" are the same that want to deny immigrants (people coming here willing to work).

[@EekaFlo]

@@EddieHenderson92 We need to fix the mess we made in those counties

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@breadsandwich4162 That is a false lefty narrative, American citizens will work for fair wages and benefits. Don't give employers and corporations a free pass.

[@zephead989]

Nice video! I was hoping you would mention the Bracero Program (1942-1964). It might be a good topic for it’s own video.

[@Nicholas-XXXXXXXX]

Thank you for making amazing videos Mr. Beat

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for watching!

[@Squidwardpilled]

My dad immigrated to America from Mexico, and my mom immigrated to America from Yugoslavia (she’s Croatian)

[@reillycurran8508]

Slight correction, while 15% of America's population are CURRENT immigrants, 99% of the population has at least one ancestor who was an immigrant or is an immigrant themselves who arrived in the last 120 years.

[@riowhi7]

The various asian exclusion acts are fascinating to me because had they not happened, it's likely the U.S. could be significantly more Asian American than it is today. Some states like Nevada were over 50% Chinese in 1880, while California was around 10%. Had this growth continued well into the 20th century, the population of East and Southeast Asian immigrants in the Western United States would likely have skyrocketed due to the immense chaos in Asia that would likely spur waves of migrants out of places suffering from war, famine, or dictatorship. I think places like the West coast, California central valley, or Rockies could be very Asian, similar to how places on the East coast are very White (European descendant). Perhaps we see a sort of convergence of European immigrants moving Westward from the east coast and Asian immigrants moving Eastward from the west coast at around the Great Plains.

[@cdms2488]

I'm an immigrant and I use your channel to familiarize myself on American history which I find so interesting. heck it would also help me pass that civic test required to get citizenship.

[@valmid5069]

Can’t wait for more great historical analysis MrBeat!!!

[@LunarWingCloud]

"American Nativism" is one of the greatest antitheses I have ever heard

[@JavaoftheLava]

Immigration made America the greatest country ever. Borders should be more porous

[@theepicricemaker6611]

It is so sad that he's now accepted a sponsorship from better help. Of all the KZbinrs I watch, I expected him to be better. So sad.

[@reversecardthompson1197]

If he searches up about why its bad and apologizes for taking a sponsorship from them then maybe when can forgive him.

[@jacklazzaro9820]

I haven’t finished the video, but I think there’s another term that should be explored: *Expatriate* : (v, transitive) to banish; to exile; to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country. (v, intransitive) to leave one's native country to live elsewhere; to renounce allegiance to one's native country. (n) a person who lives in a foreign country. (adj) living in a foreign land. Src: Merriam-Webster I hear this term often used to refer to the immigrants in the UAE & Qatar

[@iammrbeat]

They are still immigrants. If you are willing to move to a country and live there for a considerable amount of time, you are inevitably showing allegiance. Often expatriates show much more allegiance than citizens do.

[@thomasbeltrame2193]

Better Help is no good, man!!

[@michaelashley2855]

Get your head examined

[@FlowerMama23]

My mom was a German Immigrant for most of my life, before she became a U.S. Citizen almost 9 years ago. Back in 1993 my Dad was stationed in Manheim when he met her a bar/night club. They hit it off and got married a year later, and he was reassigned at his next duty station in Augusta, Georgia. So, the two worked together to get my Mom's spousal visa, passport, medical/vaccination records (lots of paperwork); before she flew over to the U.S. to live with him. This year will be their 30th Wedding Anniversary ❤

[@ivanzenteno2771]

Migrated to the US from Mexico in 2012 through my mom's employer. Naturalized in 2021 🇺🇲 Also, I always find it disingenuous when nativists (especially those of Italian/Irish/German descent) make the claim that their families came here "the right way"/legally. My brother in Christ, before the 1920s pretty much anyone (except the Chinese) could come and go as they pleased.

[@Mickey-1994]

Live in the modern-day world, America can't keep taking people in.

[@555sami]

Amazing video as usual! Just a tiny note: UAE and Saudi Arabia have such high percentages of immigrants because there's no way for immigrants to become citizens there. They are even referred to as 'foreigners' rather than immigrants.

[@brendanjrice7307]

My partner comes from a foreign nation and we have been very worried with the rise of nativist rhetoric in the United States. She hasn’t immigrated yet but we worry if a certain President wins this November, that it may become even more difficult for her to come. I hope to god things get better

[@EddieHenderson92]

America has added almost 60 million people in less than 25 years, what is the cut off number? wait until we hit a billion, we are running out of food, water, housing and so on? By the way, that is happening in certain parts of the country right now.

[@BlossomField91]

@@EddieHenderson92 Don't forget that millions of people have died in America in the last 25 years and most Baby Boomers will be dead in the next 20-25 years due to old age. That will free up a lot of space, especially as they had fewer children (and Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z had/are having even fewer children). Right now America, like most first world countries, has an aging population. That's why we need immigration. The working age population is proportionately smaller than it was decades ago America is a long way from being overpopulated or even densely populated. Even if the population literally doubled next week.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@BlossomField91 That is false, we don't need more immigration at this time.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@BlossomField91 That is false, we don't need more people.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@BlossomField91 You're incorrect, America needs many things but adding more people is not one of them.

[@scottkidder9046]

I’m okay with strengthening border control as long as it becomes easier to immigrate legally and we let more people in by expanding whatever we need to to handle the extra paperwork and background checks etc.

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

0:05 thanks for the Family Guy clip, even if Herbert can be unlikable. Of course immigration can help those who are willing to experience something new. Gives me vibes of An American Tail.

[@iammrbeat]

Oh man, I totally forgot about that movie!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

@@iammrbeat the 1986 movie by Don Bluth as it also involves immigration.

[@richiesmeckgeckscas46]

​@@iammrbeatHow many times have you forgotten about An American Tail?

[@designsonq1]

1:02 Aahhh ahhhhh .... Definitions.. poured on my preconceived ideology & ingrain biases.... It burns.... it burns...

[@iammrbeat]

lol

[@nexxhustle8829]

I’m an immigrant and it feels like i will live out the rest of my days as an immigrant, never to see my family or loved ones again. The US immigration office takes forever to process documents.

[@constantinethecataphract5949]

That is by design. Good God, the USA is already 57% White. It's over for the USA.

[@JChang0114]

I suppose it should be a streamlined process that is easier than ordering a pizza?

[@nexxhustle8829]

@@JChang0114 it’s been 17 years

[@JChang0114]

@@nexxhustle8829 You can always return to your country of origin of you miss your family. The system is in place to keep this nation from being overwhelmed with migrants and to ensure they have contributed significantly before they are eligible for the benefits of citizenship.

[@nexxhustle8829]

@@JChang0114 who says i’m not trying to?

[@emilyinvernon2393]

Great video! Do you think you'll ever make another video on logical fallacies?

[@iammrbeat]

Do you want me to? I could I guess

[@emilyinvernon2393]

@@iammrbeat Yes please!! I really loved the way you dissected Joe and Ben's conversation. It was truly the perfect blend of entertaining and informational. High key, I rewatch that video every few months because I found it so entertaining and to refresh myself on few logical fallacies.

[@gguerard]

Well done--great video Matt. Thanks again!👍

[@designsonq1]

7:09 If only the native Americans had had Fox News to warn them about the threat of immigration... ... I'll see myself out...

[@designsonq1]

This is actually my commentary on the definitely not invasive, but ig all Natura immigration performed by religious zealots & European conquerors that we generally teach & accept as destiny..

[@iammrbeat]

heh heh

[@EddieHenderson92]

Everyone born in America is a Native American, little buddy.

[@designsonq1]

@EddieHenderson92 I never really considered how insidious this double standard is until now. I don't think anyone has ever argued that if a 1600's Seminole tribe had boated their families to Spain & began having children, they would sire native Spaniards. Thanks for pointing it out.