Secrets of being a Superpower: Immigration

Having a large population is one secret.  At 300 and some million, the United States population is larger than all but maybe China and India.  And we have a very high grade and valuable population.  Americans are loyal to America, to democracy, to the rule of law, to liberty.  They all speak, read, and write English.  Most have graduated high school, and many have made it thru college.  For instance  US Army recruits can read and write, drive a motor vehicle, change its oil and tires,  work a telephone,  and many other skills.  I bet the Chinese and Indian armies are not so blessed.
   It was the great 19th century surge of US immigration that built our population to its current level.  Without that vast in pouring of people, we would be about where Canada is today.  Canada is a worthy country and all, but with a population of only 30 million they just don't count for as much as we do with a 300 million population.  
    To maintain our position in the world we need to keep our population up.  We can admit one million immigrants a year, into our population of 300 million and turn them into Americans,  loyal productive citizens who add to the wealth and strength of America.  We have plenty of people to choose from, everyone in the world wants to come to America, where the streets are paved with gold.  We ought to pick the best, the young, the educated, the able bodied, and those who have demonstrated loyalty to America by serving as translators or who enlisted in the US armed forces. 
    While we are at it, we ought to do something about the 10-11 million illegals already in the country.   I don't have the heart to deport them all.  It would look too much like the Nazi's loading Jews into cattle cars for the trip to Auschwitz.  I think any who are gainfully employed, have stayed out of trouble with the law, are raising children ought to be given papers making 'em legal to be in the country and hold a job.  And after a few years, let them jump thru a few more hoops and grant them citizenship. 
   It's a hostile world out there, and we need more American citizens to confront it.