I’m a second generation American of Mexican descent. My mother is from Texas, father from Mexico. He fought through five Pacific campaigns in WWII as an infantryman in the 7th ID to pay his debt to his adopted country. Two of his sons fought in Vietnam... Thanks to him and millions like him, I owe my fealty to God and the United States as established by our Constitution...and no other..
Spoken like a true American!
I’m a second generation American of Mexican descent. My mother is from Texas, father from Mexico. He fought through five Pacific campaigns in WWII as an infantryman in the 7th ID to pay his debt to his adopted country. Two of his sons fought in Vietnam... Thanks to him and millions like him, I owe my fealty to God and the United States as established by our Constitution...and no other.
HOOAAHH, Crapgame!
Colonel, USAFR
Good on you, I respect that.
I’m of Scots descent (many generations back) but it has never occurred to me to be anything but an American.
And God bless you and your family Crapgame. You remind me of one my closest friends (now mind, I’m in by late 60s), Juan C______. Juan was a LEGAL resident alien in the 60s. He enlisted in the Army, Infantry, fought in Vietnam (CIB and other recognitions), married another wonderful friend of ours Leticia, born here in Texas, they had two children.
Juan decided to get his citizenship after coming home from VN (and working for another few years), I asked him why he waited so long? He said, and I kid you not, “I wanted to make sure I EARNED my citizenship”. Juan asked me and my wife to be his sponsors when he was granted citizenship in the Brownsville, Texas federal courthouse.
It was an humbling honor to do so and we NEVER take citizenship in this country lightly or cheaply, especially not after Juan. Juan is who I measure citizens against when we talk of these things. Where are you Juan?
I had a friend who was of much the same opinion. He believed that the military is the best, and most effective way to instill in immigrants an appreciation of and loyalty to our country, and our values. Many Mexicans served heroically in the US armed forces during World War II. They are the kind of immigrants we should be encouraging.