Teddy Roosevelt on Immigration

[lauralas]

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!

[okpatriot]

When did comment approval start????

[okpatriot]

Yes, Peggy, I remember that incident!!!! I think they should have been kicked out of OUR country whether they were legal of not!!!!
We DO NOT have room for DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE!!!!!

[Elizabeth Parella]

I read today a report which purports that the quota system given to those who round up illegal aliens for departation has been rescinded by the Obama administration. Is this a back-door vote-getting tactic??? We will just allow illegal aliens who have committed crimes to STAY HERE? They have been ordered to be DEPORTED, but the government says, never mind...it's okay...stay...bring your criminal friends.

[Peggy]

Does anyone remember this?

Whittier area students from Pioneer, California and Whittier high schools walked out of classes to protest the proposed federal immigration bill March 27, 2006. The protestors put up the Mexican flag over the American flag flying upside down at Montebello High.