SeaCat
Shared on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 15:44We live in the greatest country in the world. The freedoms we enjoy today and continue to enjoy have been bought and are still being bought with precious blood from great women and men of this fine country.
One of the great things about this country is how throughout history we have been a melting pot for others to come live here and become an American citizen. They used to adopt our lifestyle, our language, our culture and our way of life. My country is turning into a salad bowl instead of a melting pot. Let me explain. The melting pot saying was because immigrants to this country melted in and accepted the way Americans do things, because we live in the greatest country in the world they wanted to be a part of it. We must have been doing something right for everyone to want to come live here, right? With the country now turning into a salad bowl, we have croutons, cheese, ham, bacon bits, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and whatever else you can think to put in a salad. This diversity of cultures coming in and keeping their own and not adapting the American way of life is slowly eroding this country.
Wait you say! You say this diversity is what makes this country great! In a manner yes, but mostly no. Why? Being a natural born citizen I now have to read labels on items at the store written in Spanish. I now have to thumb through radio stations that are broadcast in Spanish. I now have to listen to hundreds of people at the local store jibber-jabber in Spanish. If America is so great that you want to come here and live, then adopt OUR way of life. If you want to keep your own culture, go back where you came from.
Why do we have Asian-Americans? Why are there African-Americans? Why can't we all just be "Americans"? I don't call myself a "European-American", I'm just an American! United we are Americans, divided we are Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Arab-Americans...
What part of Illegal is gray? If I go out and commit an "illegal" crime, I have to pay the consequences. If a person is here illegally and they are breaking our laws of being here illegally, why aren't they paying the consequences? I have another post I'll make with an interesting speech made by a congressman that ties to this blog entry, take time to read it.
One of the great things about this country is how throughout history we have been a melting pot for others to come live here and become an American citizen. They used to adopt our lifestyle, our language, our culture and our way of life. My country is turning into a salad bowl instead of a melting pot. Let me explain. The melting pot saying was because immigrants to this country melted in and accepted the way Americans do things, because we live in the greatest country in the world they wanted to be a part of it. We must have been doing something right for everyone to want to come live here, right? With the country now turning into a salad bowl, we have croutons, cheese, ham, bacon bits, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and whatever else you can think to put in a salad. This diversity of cultures coming in and keeping their own and not adapting the American way of life is slowly eroding this country.
Wait you say! You say this diversity is what makes this country great! In a manner yes, but mostly no. Why? Being a natural born citizen I now have to read labels on items at the store written in Spanish. I now have to thumb through radio stations that are broadcast in Spanish. I now have to listen to hundreds of people at the local store jibber-jabber in Spanish. If America is so great that you want to come here and live, then adopt OUR way of life. If you want to keep your own culture, go back where you came from.
Why do we have Asian-Americans? Why are there African-Americans? Why can't we all just be "Americans"? I don't call myself a "European-American", I'm just an American! United we are Americans, divided we are Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Arab-Americans...
What part of Illegal is gray? If I go out and commit an "illegal" crime, I have to pay the consequences. If a person is here illegally and they are breaking our laws of being here illegally, why aren't they paying the consequences? I have another post I'll make with an interesting speech made by a congressman that ties to this blog entry, take time to read it.
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