Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration

26 April 2016, 22:52

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'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

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27 April 2016, 09:02

Beretta682E

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
quote:
'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

None of the government institutions or policy are set up to achieve this. Only think that moves towards Teddy's outcomes is the US capitalist system and a desire to advance upwards in a high competitive economy and society.

Time government and public policy get on the right band wagon.

Mike

27 April 2016, 20:26

vashper

Of course, it's not my business, but, in my opinion, the current wave of immigration, Americans, and Europeans are perceived incorrectly. Americans consider themselves "same immigrants" see themselves as the example and specimen. "We digest arrived in the 19-20 centuries!". But they do not take into account the fact that then came the Irish, Germans, Italians, European Jews - cultural, civilization were close. But they forget that they themselves are white Americans not assimilated with the Navajo, Cherokees, Mohicans, etc.. - although fairly long lived side-by-side relatively peacefully and even interact.

08 May 2016, 23:52

Woodrow S

What happened to the Native Americans was a tragedy, but you don't hear US complaining about it like the black and Hispanic communities. I am part Cherokee. My grandmother was 100%. We are the original Americans.

09 May 2016, 01:13

clayman216

Woodrow is correct. Most immigrants from wherever at some point likely, very likely suffered some type of discrimination. If you do not at some point let go of that, not forget it but let go of it, you can never make the complete assimilation. America is a complex place with many mistakes but our strength comes from learning from them but then letting go and making the transition and assimilation complete. A few groups are not doing this yet they wonder why they are on the outside so to speak. We cannot, ever, change the past - just try to make a better future.

09 May 2016, 08:25

NormanConquest

Every country in the world has had a previous occupier.I can trace my lineage back to the Salem colonies;so what. The point is what T.R. is saying. If you want to come here + be an American,then be an American. Up until recently that was the mindset.If I were a rude man I would alude to muslims + mexican reactionaries,but I'm not.

18 May 2016, 20:40

Dutch44

It's not being rude, NC, to point out the obvious and the truth. If so, then consider me rude, but a truth teller. All who are "here first" were not "here first". Always someone to supplant someone else. It is how the earth was populated/occupied. None of which, I understand, was pretty.

25 May 2016, 22:56

Mike McGuire

If any of you feel like migrating to Australia the following points will be a great advantage to getting here and with citizenship.

1) Be unable to speak English and make a pledge to never learn English.

2) Hate the Australian (and also the American) way of life.

3) Pledge to change the Australian way of life to be the same as the shit holes of the world.

4) Pledge to never work and have lots of kids who will never work

I am sure you get the idea.