I flagged this post exactly because of the point you just stated @blakemiles84 because of its "Intentional miss-characterization".
This article is so slanted and made to mislead any casual, uneducated reader.
Honestly @calaber24p I've enjoyed, and have up voted previous material but, this article is so out of balance it's almost comical.
The Immigration issue in America is about Undocumented, ILLEGAL Immigrants....you know, those that come across our border without asking permission! Kinda like, ohhh you know... Breaking and Entering, Trespassing etc, etc. You know, the ILLEGAL stuff.
Since you brought up Mr. Einstien about his questionable Immigrant status... here's a link to his "Declaration-of-Intention" to become a LEGAL immigrant...

THIS IS HOW US IMMIGRATION IS SUPPOSE TO WORK!

I can't debate your stance/claim of "abuse" and "death" to Chinee's Immigrants working on the Transcontinental Railroad. I can say this... if it's hot, hard work and out in the middle of nowhere and people are dying because of dehydration; how is this America's fault? Shit, people die yearly due to heat exhaustion... in big Metropolitan cities...with PLENTY of access to immediate drinking water. So again, why are you painting the picture that America was a Chinese "slave" driver? Did you ever consider that the Chinese culture is ingrained to be hard workers, no matter what job it is... or how hot it is, under any condition?
Could have the US " Over advertised" potential job offerings/earnings and under advertised the labor details? Sure, I could possibly say yes to that. But, I'm sure all those Chinese where in some way, shape or form, documented when they entered this country. They sure as hell didn't come running across the US/Mexico border.
Since I'm on this rant regarding Illegal Immigrants, I really need to write a post about how Illegal (and even some legal) immigrants are abusing our tax system by being 1099 "employees".