T.R. on immigration

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

Imagine a politician saying that today? He would be out tomorrow.

Times change, but it's true, we shouldn't make the whole world into one big accepting puddle of love. Each country has its principles, laws and traditions, and as long as they don't cause any real harm to citizens they should be respected. - by real harm I mean like stoning rape victims and not banning men from muslim women's workout sessions (wow, I can make good examples within one religion.... ).

Kind of scary when you think of the oppression that one religion causes.

I agree that times change, but should they change to a point where things are unrecognizible?

DIversity doesnt work, we need people to be American, not hyphenated-Americans

I ain't never been African-American

I'm American

TR what a great man