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I do believe that all of us are immagrants to the great USA. My great-grandparents were part of the original wagon train to the west and there is a town in Colorado named after my great-granmother. All of my ancestors, that I have been able to determine, were legal immagrants and so is the Gentleman. I have NO problem paying for medical benefits to a LEGAL immagrant who has gone through all of the legal loopholes to get to a US Citizen. I DO have major problems with the scum the sneak, crawl and illegally worm there way into this country, and immediantly ask "Where is the welfare office and by the way my wife is pregnant."

To this gentleman is was an honor to become a US citizen and I do not believe he was just trying to get benfits as most if not all of the illegal slime that invades our country everyday...

I am proud of my family history, that includes pioneers/miners/explorers, which all of them where legal immigrants that went through Ellis Island. To me he is not a drain on Society even if we did pay for his health care, at least he went the everything to get legal status...

I, myself, would be proud to meet this gentleman and welcome him as a full LEGAL US citizen. I may have to brush up on my Russian thought, have not spoken it for 36+ years.

SledgeSC

Why am I proud?

It's simple - a quote that the Moscow Times didn't put in their version of the story:

"My father admired the U.S. all his life," said Livshits' son, Vladimir Livshits, 72. "When I was a boy, he explained it to me. He looked forward to becoming a U.S. citizen."

And because of this one:

"I'm excited," Vladimir Livshits said prior to the ceremony. "If I can talk to you in Russian, I can explain my feelings very well. I not like - I love America."

Because this immigrant family that will be "a drain on Society," is more grateful towards this country than a lot of American citizens are, or ever will be.

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_2513550,00.html