Thread: 1907

>> > The year is 1907, one hundred years ago......
>> >
>> > READ PRINT UNDER PICTURE
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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!
>> > KEEP THIS MOVING

Thanks RedWhiteandBlue, that's one of my favorites (and from a GOOD president, at that)

Just for the benefit of any newcomers that have popped in lately, let me post my immigration 'must-have' short list (below). I hope this is of interest and/or benefit to those that have not been made aware of these before...


Roy Beck's (NumbersUSA) Video presentation on US growth population growth, due almost entirely to immigration:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... oy+beck&hl

Teddy Roosevelt's famous 'Sole Loyalty/Assimilation of Immigrants' Speech:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/troosevelt.asp

Richard Lamm's Speech on Multiculturalism - and it's implications for
the long-term well-being of the US (aka. "How to Destroy America" speech)
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/lamm.asp

How do Americans feel about illegal immigration? Here is one answer from
a highly respected and non-partisan polling firm:
www.cis.org/articles/2006/2006poll.html

Excellent post!

AMEN!!

What happened to these ideals?

Teddy had the right ithoughts going!!!!