Sunday, October 29, 2017

'Teddy' Roosevelt Defines An Acceptable Immigrant




'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

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2 comments:

junebug said...

That’s the type of immigration that made America great!

ALAN-S said...

Back in the 1940’S and ‘50’s, when I was a lad, there were a lot of immigrants in the towns where we lived.

They all adhered to this definition of becoming an American.'

Each of them wanted to contribute to making a better life. They wanted to give and not take. You would never hear of one of them seeking welfare.

And as tough as it was to be admitted into this country, they were ALL legal.