I've known people that were born in Eastern Europe,and when asked of their country, they would reply in that coarse accent, "Why I'm an American, what do you think?"
To see the light in someones eyes that have just been granted citizenship is to really see the Rights of Freedom.
Well put- it is so true. My husband's parents were not well educated: never went to High School. They studied hard in order to become citizens. They took pictures of the ceremony. It brings tears to my eyes when I see those ceremonies.