The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America,
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
This is a grievance that would go over like a lead balloon in today's political climate.
It reminds me of Colbert addressing a congressional subcommittee in character:
"My great-great-grandparents didn't endure hardship all the way on a ship from Ireland to come to a country overrun by foreigners."
Happy and safe Fourth to all on the boards.
An interesting fact about the Declaration: There were 200 original copies made by a printer named John Dunlap. Of these 26 remain. One was discovered in a flea market in Adamstown, PA in the 80s when someone bought an old frame for a couple of dollars, and then discovered the copy tucked inside. It later sold for over $8 million.
