Bless her heart. When my family came here from germany, after escaping the Kaiser, they were forbidden to ever mention Germany as their homeland, and the names of their twin boys were changed (at Ellis Island) to "Sam and John", which they considered to be good solid American names.
So many people think they're entitiled to pillage these days, because they've been cheated, or their land has been "stolen". They're "owed". Ask what your country can do for you.
Exactly!
Both of my parents are legal immigrants (I'm first generation American, and proud of it! :) ) and if I had EVER acted in an unpatriotic way toward this country both of them would have slapped me clear across the room, then put me in a box and mailed me to the East Germany! Lol! Both of my parents changed their names to more American names, adapted to American culture, never accepted a single handout, went from dirt poor to very successful, and never missed a chance to show their love of this nation. Personally I think the freebies we give to the current wave of immigrants fosters a loathing rather than a love of this country. Socialism tends to do that...
My great grandfathers on my mothers side fought on opposite sides in "the great war". One escaped Germany prior to the war and the other did not. When everyone got here the children were forbidden to speak German and the adults spoke only english outside the home. Our family names were also changed to sound more American.
When Tatyana arrived last fall, an American flag was one of the first things she wanted so I bought a flag and a mounting bracket and mounted it outside her bedroom window.