Posted on 07/22/2019 9:07:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Last week, I published a column for TownHall.com entitled I, Immigrant, Agree With Donald Trump — If You Are Not Happy Here, You Can Leave!
To be honest, I did not expect much support for my position after seeing the highly critical initial reactions to Trump’s words from conservative commentators. I strongly disagreed with the commentators who disparaged Trump for voicing what I felt was obvious. Unlike these commentators, I felt elated when Trump spoke the truth, confronted the Islamo-Utopians, and told Ilhan Omar to put her money where her mouth is. I published the column because I felt the American people needed to know that at least some immigrants supported President Trump.
To my surprise, I received an overwhelming outpouring of support — from immigrants. Many immigrants, from countries all over the world, have reached out to me, thanking me for representing their ideas, for writing the words that they were thinking. These wonderful, grateful, newly-minted Americans support our president and his America-first policies. They want the American people to understand that legal immigrants wholeheartedly agree with President Trump: if you are not happy here, you can leave.
I would like to introduce you to some of the people who reached out to me.
Milena is an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. She was outraged at the rising anti-American ideology amongst some ungrateful immigrants. “I am proud to be a US citizen,” she wrote, “I love my home, and I will fight anyone who tries to harm it,” she declared.
Harold emigrated from Armenia, a country that lost 1.2 million Christians in the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Muslim Ottoman Turks. He advised, “we need immigrants who respect our freedoms and values for life.”
Maureen is a very patriotic Polish immigrant who described our president as “a man that loves America as much [as] I do, has an undying passion for America as I do.” She was grateful to be living the American Dream. “I have been blessed with so many amazing opportunities from our country ... I feel honored and it is a privilege to have been able to come here.”
Janet is an English immigrant. She stated, “I grew up being very pro-American ... I love this country and I feel the same way you and the President do. Love it or leave it.”
These are quotes from just a few of the people who took the time to write to me. Italian immigrants wrote about their patriotism and dedication to military service, Russian immigrants wrote about being grateful for American capitalism, and the list goes on and on. These gracious immigrants and patriotic Americans all stood up and echoed, “I, immigrant, agree with Donald Trump. If you’re not happy here, you can leave!”
Why do these immigrants love America so much if it’s not perfect?
The truth is that no country has a clean record, and American history is not pristine. From hanging women for “witchcraft,” to dehumanizing Africans and keeping slaves, to segregating Jews and blacks from whites, American history went through some sordid, cruel periods. But Americans stopped it, they stopped all of it. That is what makes America great; the goodness of the American people. Each of us has witnessed the greatness of America and her astounding people. Africans became American patriots. Jews forgave. Women now thrive. A black man was president of the United States of America for two terms. Only in America can the children of the wronged have opportunities for leadership of the country that once oppressed their predecessors. That is why there are tens of thousands of people risking their lives every single day to breach our borders because America is the land of opportunities, the greatest nation in the world. We possess what the world covets.
That is what the likes of Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and AOC fail to realize: our country is great and they are lucky to live here. For whatever faults they believe they see in us, they have the freedom to pursue a cure. But they cannot trample on the American people while on their quest, and they cannot devalue the goodness that surrounds them. It is the goodness that emanates from capitalism, from our Judeo-Christian values, and our high valuation of freedom.
We, immigrants, are thankful to be Americans, to contribute to a capitalist economy, and to live amongst the greatest people in the world.
Milena is an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. She was outraged at the rising anti-American ideology amongst some ungrateful immigrants. “I am proud to be a US citizen,” she wrote, “I love my home, and I will fight anyone who tries to harm it,” she declared.
...you gotta love those tough Czech women!
Beck’s commentary on the 4 was hysterical. AOC=Paul, Omar= John, Talib=George, Presley=Ringo... oh and Yoko Ono= Omar’s Brother
We, immigrants, are thankful to be Americans, to contribute to a capitalist economy, and to live amongst the greatest people in the world.
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Most naturalized citizens that I meet feel this way.
Thank you for this. I have always suspected that LEGAL immigrants believe what we believe. Unfortunately the Left has louder voices and the Leftist Media shouting us down. People who come here to work hard and make a better life for themselves are ALWAYS WELCOME. Sadly, the Left is doing it’s best to flood this country with parasites who want to live off the hardworking taxpayers. NO BENEFITS FOR THOSE HERE ILLEGALLY. PERIOD.
A nation so great that those who do not like it refuse to leave.
MAGA!
I recall reading comments from Russian immigrants who lived under Soviet communism and that they simply can not understand why many young people in the United States are that taken with Mr. Weatherbee and his promotion of that way of thinking.
Terrific essay! Thanks for posting it.
Ran into a beautiful woman, who cake to America 30 years ago.
This chick was all aboit America and the blessings bestowed on her children by our virtues.
But, to the point, she understands why people come here legally and illegally but, was very adamant that coming here illegaly and those who support their illegal act ar both immoral and ammoral.
She thinks it is unfair to those, like her, who toiled years and years 5o become a citizen.
The commiecrats don’t understand these people and their children.
They feel they cannot vote for Democrats at all
I’m an immigrant and I approve this message
Am I the only one who actually read Trump’s tweet? He said they should go home, fix their native country’s problems. (using the Squad’s solutions of open borders and socialism) and then come back to America and tell us how they did it. This was in response to the Squad’s multiple criticisms of America. He did not say “go home if you don’t like it” although many others have. The focus of his tweet was open borders and socialism are not viable solutions but rather create more problems.
My wife is a legal immigrant (and a solid Republican-voting citizen since 2005) from Mexico, and she feels the same way. In fact, she felt that way nearly 20 years ago, when her sister kept saying “pinche Gringo” this, and “pinche Gringo” that - my wife said right to her face (in English): if this country is so terrible, then why don’t you leave?” Thank God that looks can’t actually kill, because my wife would have been dead that instant.
BTW, my Mexican, Jewish and (obviously) female wife proudly voted for Trump - with Her Beastliness going 0-for-3 with those categories with her. I just LOVE pointing that out to Leftist scum (but I repeat myself).
Everyone read it and understands it just fine - the problem is with those people (including some allegedly on our side) who chose to ignore the part where Trump told them to fix where they came from and then come back and tell us how it is done.
This is ALL on purpose, make no mistake...and POTUS knew that this would happen well before he tweeted. This was among the more masterful political moves EVAH - tying the 4 bitches of the apocalypse directly to Nanzi and the Democrapic Party. That this occurred within days of Nanzi trying to distance herself from them speaks to it being a long-existing contingency plan.
well said. The President made it clear that they come back after they have fixed the crapholes.
So now the media ignores this part and only reports on him saying send them back, or go home.
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