[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

My dad's first business partner came to the US as a child when he and his 
family walked across the frozen Detroit River in the 1920s.

Our immigration policies have always been quirky. I'm still shaking my head 
at how many professionals we seek to employ and and then make citizens and 
that we have not dealt with the born in the US babies (no I'm not a believer 
that this is always deliberate, but it is something that can be more 
defined, IMO).
L

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:48 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

> From: Lynn Ronkainen
>
>>boats, many of whom decamped back to the 'old country' during The 
>>Depression, then returned for the war effort.  I was under the impression 
>>that Brooklyn was also 'home' to many 'Newfies' as well.
>
> It should be remembered that people went back and forth all the time --  
> during labor strikes, during Depressions and Recessions or even to visit 
> family. And many of them were not naturalized (and never so) and there 
> were no passports and little paperwork otherwise.
>
> Imagine if the "Good old days" crowd had to consider the Good Old Days in 
> today's battle over immigration?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim