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Grandad and grandma came through Ellis Island. 4 of 5 sons served in WWII - Dad (the youngest of 10 surviving children) served during Korea.
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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I agree with her sentiments, however I take exception to this "nation of immigrants" bs.
We are a nation of citizens, thank you. Citizens who became such through immigration. You're picking nits. P One of the beauties of a common language is a common understanding of meanings. An immigrant is just that, someone who came to reap that what interested them. A citizen is someone who thought enough of this country to go thru the effort to become a citizen. They are not the same and should not be misunderstood. Indifference is the highest form of bigotry and prejudice.
Be Polite , Be Professional , but have a plan to kill everybody you meet -General James Mattis United States Marine Corps
Nothing is darker than a mau mau's moo moo.
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The words on the Statue of Liberty are a sonnet by Emma Lazarus. It was never the official policy of the United States and has no legal standing. Even after crossing the Atlantic the process of getting into the United States wasn't guaranteed. Many only got as far as Ellis Island and from there were sent back to Europe as undesirables. The left likes to ignore inconvenient facts including the United States was greatly under populated in the days of Ellis Island, which is not the case nowadays.
We all got into the elevator through the same doors, but at some point those doors must close in order for the elevator to function. Same with this nation.
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My father, grandfather, and the entire family were ones that came thru Ellis Island.The received no welfare,no free health insurance, no jobs except the ones they found themselves.All became U. S. Citizens and while growing up,we were not permitted to speak anything except English.
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