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Originally Posted by Bronco-Fan 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 |
Can't say that I've ever heard this stated better. I acknowledge someone's
right to bear a foreign flag, but I think it is deplorable that someone would insist on their right to change our laws when their allegiance obviously rests elswhere.
I hear quite often that bearing the Mexican flag is of cultural importance, but (call me a racist if you want) cultural assimilation is a very important aspect of naturalization. This is not to say that one should give up all parts of his heritage, but a general acceptance of American culture is a minimum requirement for political advocacy in my opinion.
If Mexico is so great and our laws are so terrible, the path is obvious, isn't it?