"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
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even though this isn't a very popular sentiment, I think it needs attention. If I moved to another country where I planned to live as a citizen, I'd take it upon myself to learn the language and the customs, and make myself as much a part of the fabric of that society as I have the ability to do. Yes, we ARE fractured, and I think it's that kind of division that has contributed so much to where we find ourselves today.