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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
What in the World Happened to Immigration?
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
ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented.
Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the
ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support
 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.
They had waved goodbye 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 craftsmanship
they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.
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.
When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for
the French American, 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.
The New Immigrants
Today we are 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.
Dear Norman from California,
Thank you for your wonderful synopsis of immigration today. In
time many folks around the nation and the globe will read your
opinions. Antithetically, this editor must
opine that we need a universal
(Cover all issues including national security from Terrorists
crossing the border with a dirty bomb which is the obvious extension
of what they have done to date...)
comprehensive immigration law offering complete border protection
for all American's and an amnesty type of program to end folks who
have lived here for years inability to find a way to become
citizens.
Have a great week folks and
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American Way. Have a great week and G-d bless. little
guy
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