Quotes+and+Reactions

 **   Quotes & Reactions    **    media type="youtube" key="inZjyW_F7YE" height="344" width="425"   "In the first place we should insist that the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equity 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 man's becoming 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, and this excludes the red flag which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any flag of a nation to which we are hostile. 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 in a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919.

Reaction: President Roosevelt was correct when he said no man should be discriminated against. Although, he is also showing a strong opposition to immigrants of all kinds. He does not believe it is proper to speak anything but english in America, which is appropriate, although is an opinion that should be kept to oneself in the office of the presidency. I gather that President Roosevelt was also a racist. He was against people of other nations coming to ours and having any allegiance to their homeland at all, regardless of the circumstances.  -AJ Meyer  Reaction: In many ways i agree with this quote. Nobody has the right to discriminate an immigrant assuming that the immigrant has assimilated thyself to the US. And if these are the circumstances than yes there shall be exact equality. And for the quote that an American cannot be a true american if he or she is something else as well, refer to my reaction just below this. However in most cases i don't find this circumstance to be the most frequent <span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 255, 0);">-Megan Connor

<span style="color: rgb(123,183,244);">“We can have no "50-50" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.” <span style="color: rgb(20,227,255);">-Teddy Roosevelt

Reaction: This quote is essentially while we preserve this issue of illegal immigration, it is essentially timeless. Despite the time in which this quote was written, it still applies to life today. This quote could mean many things to a diversity of people. To me it means that a person can be Japanese and american but one can only believe in a single one of those government systems. You could only pledge your full allegiance to one country or social system. If i were to say that i pledge my allegiance to Japan and the United States, it could be completely contradictory and prove that you have limited or no knowledge on what you are pledging yourself to. <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">-Megan Connor

<span style="color: rgb(251,131,237);"> Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems. [|**Timothy Murphy**]

Reaction: Yes this quote is true, but this person did not think of the positives of the illegal immigrants. They have changed America because of the economic stress, but they have also taken the hard, low-paying jobs that many regular Americans would not want to do. They get worst chances of suceeding just because of where they come from. They came here to have a better life, but instead they get discriminated against. -Zoe Paul

<span style="color: rgb(242,24,24);">I think the American people have a generous instinct. They understand that we're a nation of immigrants. But if those folks are going to live in this country, they have to be put on a pathway to citizenship that involves them paying a fine, making sure that they are at the back of the line and not cutting in front of people who applied legally to come into the country.

<span style="color: rgb(242,24,24);">BARACK OBAMA, //Larry King Live//, Oct. 19, 2006     <span style="display: block; background-color: rgb(11, 9, 9); text-align: center;"> <span style="color: rgb(21, 255, 0);"> <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">  <span style="color: rgb(21, 255, 0);">Reaction: I fully support this statement by Barrack Obama as people act like the immigrants should be let into the United States solely because we give them the benefit of the doubt that they wont do any harm and that they come here in good conscience. But do the violent unauthorized immigrants that come into the United States appreciative of this, no. They take for granted the kind United States leeway and thats why unfortunately we can no longer have that. That benefit of the doubt has the potential to kill an innocent soul and has before (refer to who's who page). The United States cannot risk any future tragedies because we are too lazy to protect our borders and simply let people in. It wont work. All potential immigrants must go through a process, confirming that their intentions are sincere. <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">   -Megan Connor <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">  <span class="body" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 255);">Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship. <span class="bodybold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**[|Joe Baca]**      <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">  ** Reaction: I highly agree with Joe Baca because if you are an illegal immigrant, you still work hard to provide for your family like everyone else. If someone is very hard working, then they are on their way to citizenship. I can say that there are some major flaws in the system, and it would not hurt to fix it up. **     <span style="display: block; color: rgb(175,0,255); background-color: rgb(11,9,9); text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(199,76,246);"><span style="color: rgb(98,255,0);">   ** - Austin Cohen ** ** <span style="color: rgb(242,24,24);">

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