Should illegal aliens all be made citizens?

[shokhead]

Why does Bush bend over for Fox?

[GMichael]

Why does Bush bend over for Fox?

I'd bend over for the right fox.

[markw]

"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 man's becoming in very fact 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, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...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."

[Resident Loser]

"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 man's becoming in very fact 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, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...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."

...the ACLU and others of their ilk would be all over TR like white on rice for those sentiments...

jimHJJ(...I have seen the future, I'm glad I'll be dead!...)

[shokhead]

"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 man's becoming in very fact 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, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...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."

Dreaming. I would say 95% of the kids i know tell me there parents wont speak or learn english and the kids are only allowed to speak spanish at home. Even if they become legal,they do not want to be known as an American,never. They belive this is there's that was taken away from them and now they are taking it back and we owe them. Now i'm getting this from a K-5 school of 1200 students which is around 65-70% spanish. I know the students,there older brothers and sisters,there cousins and parents.

[GMichael]

Dreaming. I would say 95% of the kids i know tell me there parents wont speak or learn english and the kids are only allowed to speak spanish at home. Even if they become legal,they do not want to be known as an American,never. They belive this is there's that was taken away from them and now they are taking it back and we owe them. Now i'm getting this from a K-5 school of 1200 students which is around 65-70% spanish. I know the students,there older brothers and sisters,there cousins and parents.

This is very upsetting. If they don't want to be known as Americans then they should not be living here. Am I the only one who has a problem with this?
My grandmother on my mother's side was born in Italy. She never learned English well. But she tried. And she sent her children to school to learn English. My wife was born in the Philippines. Many of her friends here were also born there. Every one of them has learned English and all of their kids speak it fluently. They still love their old country. But they are proud to be called Americans as well.