Are you objective?

If we are speaking in generalities, and it sounds like we are, then anecdotally I have witnessed similar findings that you are describing. I have seen American blacks treat Haitians and blacks from other countries with disdain, and I've seen blacks very upset about an increasing Asian and Hispanic population that are gentrifying neighborhoods that historically were almost entirely black-owned. Many black Africans view African-Americans with contempt for being disrespectful, and I've seen African-American's feeling superior because they were part of the slave trade which places them in a league of their own. I've witnessed all of that.BUT, in the spirit of the OP on being objective, I've also seen the inverse to be true as well. I've seen white Americans being very receptive towards immigrants and I've seen others despising the idea. Take it all with a grain of salt, judge on a case-by-case basis and remember that painting with a fine tip produces greater accuracy than painting with a large brush.

LOL! I thought it was a little ironic too given the thread's subject.

All true, but it's also important to remember that in some cases the evidence itself may be skewed to fit an agenda. In terms of gun control, both proponents and opponents have a strong incentive to fluff information. It's kind of like manipulative polling tactics. The numbers may be accurate, but the questions themselves may be suspiciously loaded and designed to elicit a specific response.Sometimes we can be overly-reliant on citations that may be questionable. Edited by Hyroglyphx, : No reason given.

He was just using it as an example of a divisive topic where people can lose their objectivity. I don't think it was said as an invitation to discuss it at length.

Of course I agree with what you are saying in principle. I am simply saying that some "evidence" is dubious and we shouldn't assume that it is necessarily accurate because they say it is.

Yes, agreed -- special interest groups or lobbyists is basically what I was alluding to.

The issue was not that you mentioned how blacks have demonstrated a strong anti-immigration stance but that it was said on this topic. It's a tangent that is completely out of left field as this topic is about objectivity.