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Thanks!
Very good reading.
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Dear Editor:=20
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is =
made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down =
the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being =
treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other =
****ts of entry.=20
Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like =
Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of =
immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas =
of Europe to come to the United States , people had to get off a ****p =
and stand in a long line in New York and be do***ented . Some would even =
get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a =
pledge to uphold the laws and sup****t their new country in good and bad =
times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American =
households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new =
home.=20
They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a =
new life and did everything in their power to help their children =
assimilate into one culture Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, =
no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills =
and craftsman****p they had brought with them to trade for a future of =
prosperity.=20
Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My =
father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from =
Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation =
Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had =
come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the =
Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as =
one people.=20
When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for =
the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The =
people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that =
represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have =
thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to =
represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents =
who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what =
it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, =
white and blue bowl.=20
And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the =
same rights and privileges.. Only they want to achieve it by playing =
with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card =
and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, =
that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the =
immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better =
than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future =
generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally =
searching for a better life I think they would be appalled that they are =
being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.=20
And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it =
happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration =
bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just =
yet.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Very good reading.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Dear Editor: <BR><BR><BR><BR>So many =
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writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of =
immigrants.=20
Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of =
Liberty=20
because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as =
those who=20
passed through Ellis Island and other ****ts of entry. =
<BR><BR><BR><BR>Maybe we=20
should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. =
Lujan why=20
today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant =
any=20
longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to =
come to=20
the United States , people had to get off a ****p and stand in a long =
line in=20
New York and be do***ented . Some would even get down on their hands =
and knees=20
and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and sup****t =
their=20
new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a =
primary rule=20
in their new American households and some even changed their names to =
blend in=20
with their new home. <BR><BR><BR><BR>They had waved good bye to their =
birth=20
place to give their children a new life and did everything in their =
power to=20
help their children assimilate into one culture Nothing was handed to =
them. No=20
free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had =
were the=20
skills and craftsman****p they had brought with them to trade for a =
future of=20
prosperity. <BR><BR><BR><BR>Most of their children came of age when =
World War=20
II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come =
straight=20
over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st =
generation=20
Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had =
come=20
from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor =
of Japan.=20
They were defending the United States of America as one people.=20
<BR><BR><BR><BR>When we liberated France , no one in those villages =
were=20
looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish =
American.=20
The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that=20
represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have =
thought=20
about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who =
they=20
were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had =
sacrificed so=20
much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an =
American.=20
They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.=20
<BR><BR><BR><BR>And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant =
who wants=20
the same rights and privileges.. Only they want to achieve it by =
playing with=20
a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a =
guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's =
not=20
what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who =
landed=20
on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all =
the toil,=20
hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land =
that=20
has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life I =
think they=20
would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those =
waving=20
foreign country flags. <BR><BR><BR><BR>And for that suggestion about =
taking=20
down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens =
who are=20
voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about =
dismantling the=20
United States just yet.=20
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