Immigration and a wise President
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comeshere in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, heshall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is anoutrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, orbirthplace, or origin But this is predicated upon the person's becomingin every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can beno divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, butsomething else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but oneflag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, andthat is the English language... and we have room for but one soleloyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."Theodore Roosevelt 1907
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