Immigration

Teddy Roosevelt and the 21st Century....

This was forwarded to me from a friends website. I think it is very appropriate for the current events of today.

Sometimes it is best to look to the past for insight into current events. President Teddy Roosevelt had this to say about immigration in 1907:

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Enough said... This is America. Not North Mexico. Come to Visit, Come to Stay, either way, do it legally or stay at home. My ancestors came to America from Germany. They paid alot of money to sail on crowded boat that took along time to get here, came into the United States and became Americans. They never stopped speaking the tongue of their Fatherland or gave up their special culture, but did learn to speak English and did become legal American citizens and became an integral part of their American community. They didn't go to the welfare trough and look for handouts in German or any other language. And they didn't expect any either! They did what they had to do to establish themselves and make a good life for themselves and family.

If you want to boycott American businesses because you think being an illegal alien in the US is a right or a priviledge, then I will boycott you until you can prove to me that you are making an effort to be an American. If not, then go away and back to where you came from.

later.