What’s The Point Of Citizenship Anymore?Townhall, Nov 1, 2018, Derek Hunter
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There was a time, believe it or not, when immigrants came to this country with the desire to become an American, not a hyphenated American. There were always ethnic enclaves in major cities – a Little Italy, a Chinatown etc. – and immigrants moved there upon their arrivals. It made sense, they had limited to no English skills, so being able to communicate in their native tongue was understandable. But these enclaves were not their landing strips, it was their launching pads. Immigrants stayed in those enclaves only as long as they had to in order to learn the language, learn what it took to assimilate. Then they moved on.
Now the opposite happens – immigrants are encouraged by Democrats to maintain their allegiance to their native land, to reject assimilation and maintain the cultures they, in many cases, fled. That leads to a nation of people with nothing in common and limited ability to communicate with each other. We never looked alike, but we could talk. It’s getting so we can’t anymore, and liberals love that.
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For an illegal alien to work in this country and “pay taxes,†as we’re told they do, they’d have to steal someone’s identity, someone’s Social Security number. That’s a serious crime with real victims, American victims of all backgrounds, and something for which American citizens would do real time for committing, but illegal aliens committing it is ignored.
So what’s the point of citizenship? We aren’t granted special protections by government officials, we’re subject to our laws. People who break our laws to come here have a political party willing to bend over backwards to make sure they aren’t. Immigrants who come here legally aren’t encouraged to assimilate, they get ballots in their native tongue. How can you fully invest in a country if you can’t communicate in the common language?
You can’t.
I want everyone with something to offer to come here, legally, and become an American. Democrats want anyone to come here, as long as they’re likely to vote for Democrats.
If Democrats regain power next week, what it means to be an American will be diluted even further. We just have to decide if we want to be a nation where it's more advantageous to be here illegally than to be a citizen. Because that’s what’s really on the ballot Tuesday.
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