Posted by
Gerald M Aggson on Friday, November 17, 2006 10:47:27 AM
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN 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."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Every American citizen needs to read this! We need to get back to the simple basics that made America great. Far too much lobbying, hand ringing, and obstructionism takes place in congress. We need elected officials to do the peoples work, not worry about polls, and getting re-elected. A serious priority check is in order!