Teddy Roosevelt...(on immigration)

[ipscshooter]

He had it right almost a hundred years ago...

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

--Theodore Roosevelt January 3, 1919

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[kevin1]

Where's TR when we need him? [&o]

[burniegoeasily]

Yep. He was right.

[Northwind~]

We sure could use another Teddy Roosevelt. One of America's greatest presidents IMO

[NY Harvester]

Here's a few more from ole TR.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/theodore_roosevelt.html

[georgepoker]

President Theodore Roosevelt was always seeking adventure and excitement.
A visitor once said that she hoped the president would not get the country into a war. The president jumped up, saying
"what? Have a ware while I am cooped up here in the white house?
Never?"