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“Told the brain surgeon answering the phone at my Stalinist Congress Creature’s local office that, as an immigrant, I object strenuously to amnesty, which is exactly what this bill is and attempting to cast it as anything other than amnesty is dishonest, and an insult to my and the rest of America’s intelligence.

Citizenship is a privilege to be earned, not a right to be expected. And residency is a privilege conferred by the US and is not a privilege to be stolen.

The US owes me nothing. It grants me, as an immigrant, through it’s Constitution, the privilege of living here and allowing me to pursue the American dream. And should I earn the privilege, to become a US citizenship. And this right cannot be usurped, or demanded or expected. And it sure as hell cannot be stolen.

One of the proudest days of my life was when I stood at the citizenship ceremony, placed my hand over my heart and recited the Pledge of Allegiance as an American. I’m an American, and I fly my flag with pride and it is nothing short of despicable for someone, in this country illegally, to march in protest in MY country, demanding rights to which they are NOT entitled, all the while waving a Mexican, or an Honduran, or a South African, Ethiopian or any other flag.

They have no commitment or love for this, MY, country. This country is more than a meal ticket. It is the “shining city on the hill” that Ronald Reagan described. It is NOT the shining soup kitchen on the hill.

“And so, my fellow Americans ... ask not what your country can do for you ... ask what you can do for your country.”

39 posted on 05/18/2007 6:17:19 PM PDT by sofaman

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1836074/posts?page=39#39

Bless you, welcome, and thank you for what you bring to this country! Those who would destroy this country try to confuse the issue by calling this an immigration problems. It's not. It's a crime problem. The strength of this country comes from legitimate immigrants like yourself and my own grandfather. The "melting pot" is quickly being replaced though, by balkanization, caused by illegal aliens who refuse to "become Americans" and assimilate. I find it interesting that they come here to escape the conditions "at home," but then they bring those conditions right along with them.

Mark

Yes as an immigrant and naturalized citizen, I can attest to the fact that Sofaman is right...

That’s how we feel ...

I love this country and I volunteered for the US military before I became a citizen...

I wore my uniform proudly at the citizenship ceremony and I cried...I was so happy and awed and grateful that I was now part of the greatest country in the world...