Posted on 04/24/2015 9:07:43 PM PDT by FlJoePa
"It means a lot," Fernandez said afterward. "It means respect, it means love, it means freedom and it means one of the reasons I came to this country -- for freedom. Honestly, being an American citizen is amazing. That's a lot of respect. A lot of people have died to defend this country to have it the way it is. It's an honor that I can be a citizen."
When the National Anthem played, Fernandez smiled and mouthed "I hear this every day." But Friday marked no ordinary day at the ballpark.
"It obviously did take a little special meaning," Fernandez said. "It's crazy every time I hear it. By the end part they talk about freedom (and) I look up, close my eyes and thank God that I made it and that I'm here and that I'm free. That's the most important thing."
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He was interviewed on the Marlins telecast tonight and everyone here would have given him 2 thumbs up.
Good for Jose...
Some Freepers here who are Scott Walker fans don’t want foreigners here like Jose.
Even if they immigrate here legally and go through the property process.
Actually they don’t want foreigners here...
They say, that this is OUR country for us..
More like Freedom for me, and not for thee...
They say that there are to many foreigners here, even if they came here legally...
Isn’t that what the American story has been ? To be able to immigrate here and to be free ?
Hopefully he comes back and stays healthy. It’s fun to watch him, even as a Nats fan.
Freegards
Holy cow! Those are some serious comments! You have some FReeper names for us who have posted those beliefs? Which FReepers, who are ‘Scott Walker fans’, have the thoughts you stated and have posted them here on FR?
And statistically, immigrants tend to vote Democrat, which indicates to me that they are not understanding or appreciating what the United States is supposed to me about.
Mass immigration will destroy freedom.
Who will Jose vote for?
Illegal immigration should be stopped..
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