It's the mistake Europe did in the 60's and 70's; we hired people from north africa for jobs and once they were no more needed, asked them to return back to their countries but they didn't and are still not considered fully European citizens. If we could legalize their citizenship, after all the time they spent here, it would be fine.
Then, some politicians are afraid whom they might vote for.
But yes, they do get their citizenship, however not systematically.
After WW2, an important Italian immigration took place in Belgium (to work in the mines). In 1956, a tragedy took place: a mine catastrophe killing a huge number of Italian immigrants. After that, they became fully fledged citizens. This is a success story, but unfortunately it took a tragedy for it.
Raoul
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- Bush sold us out. To hell with him.
- We sold ourselves out thirty years ago. Stop your pointless posturing.
- Not exactly.
- Texas and California
- A conundrum
- hola, cómo estas?
- Bush doesn't give a rat's heiny about fox