"Pretty sure everyone has caught the trend here with the usual suspects resorting to personal attack when their arguments have failed. Hopefully the mods will recognize this and act accordingly."

Well I don't see any of those "everyone" exactly flocking to support you.

I too have objected to personal attack here in place if reasoned debate.
I did have a post saying that deleted.

people tend to stay where they were born.

Tens of thousands of Cubans have risked their lives in small boats on the treacherous Florida Straits to escape, and many have paid with their lives.