Original sentence: However, as most Americans are themselves descended from immigrants, many feel that it is hypocritical to criticize those who enter the country through legal means, and neither of the two major parties has proposed curtailing the number of visas given out annually.In the United States, anti-immigration views have a long history, including the American Party of the mid-19th Century and the Immigration Reduction League of the early 20th Century.Prominent members of the movement deny being anti-immigration or anti-immigrant, though they acknowledge pressing for 75-95% reductions in immigration levels and support laws that target illegal immigrants.Prominent opinion leaders that oppose immigration believe immigration is responsible for several problems, including unemployment, crime, harm to the environment, and detoriating public education.See also: Immigration to the United States, Immigration reduction, Immigration reform.Their critics often argue that while the problems are real, blaming immigration is a form of scapegoating.These sentiments may be justified with the arguments that immigrants:
Edited sentence: Anti-immigrant sentiments are typically justified with the arguments that immigrants:.However, as most Americans are themselves descended from immigrants, many feel that it is hypocritical to criticize those who enter the country through legal means, and neither of the two major parties have proposed curtailing the number of visas given out annually.In the United States, anti-immigration views have a long history, including the Know Nothings Party of the mid-19th Century and the Immigration Reduction League of the early 20th Century.Prominent members of the movement deny being anti-immigration or anti-immigrant, though they acknowledge pressing for 75-95% reductions in immigration levels and support laws that target immigrants.Prominent opinion leaders that oppose immigration and immigrants' rights blame immigration for several problems, including unemployment, crime, harm to the environment, and detoriating public education.See also: Immigration to the United States.Their critics often argue that while the problems are real, blaming immigrants is rather a form of scapegoating