Theodore
Roosevelt 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 b
ecoming 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!