“Good immigrants come to America to be part of the 'little platoons' that make up its glorious private economy: the people of Nike, Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks, McDonald's, Amazon, Google, Marriot, Mattel, FedEx, Costco, Coca-Cola, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Fred Meyer, Overstock. com, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and millions of local franchises run by innovative, everyday Americans. Bad immigrants come to America to partake of the state.”

— Ilana Mercer

“Amerika – ein gutes Land, ein schlechtes Land?” http://jungefreiheit.de/kolumne/2014/amerika-ein-gutes-land-ein-schlechtes-land, Junge Freiheit(in German), October 2, 2014.
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