50 Shilling

On the subject of immigration: in the beginning of the 17th century the Virginia Company wanting to attract new colonists offered 50 shilling to each person paying their own way to America.  It proved so successful that it was imitated in some form by almost every later English colonial venture, as well as the U.S. government into the 19th century to attract immigrants. Maybe we should recognize it has always been the nature of our country to encourage immigration not to prevent it. What we need to stop are the government gimmees we all enjoy.