Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. (Read 3290 times)

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Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

"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 1907
SCIENCE THAT CAN’T BE QUESTIONED IS PROPAGANDA!!!

edster48

Re: Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2015, 06:27:47 PM »
Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

"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 1907


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Inspector

Re: Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2015, 07:27:06 PM »
A great man and conservationist.  :thumbsup:
SCIENCE THAT CAN’T BE QUESTIONED IS PROPAGANDA!!!

Kimo772

Re: Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2015, 12:43:33 AM »
Immigration without assimilation equals invasion.

ren

Re: Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2015, 07:07:13 AM »
Let's make THIS the LAW.
that would be racist
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