As we celebrate the countries 250th birthday, a look at what it means to be American today. This is a very heartfelt and personal peace for me, but I am sure it is the story and sentiments of many around the country at this moment in time. Would love your thoughts and comments amigos!
So beautifully written! Though my immigrant progenitors are at least a couple generations back, this echoes perfectly my sentiments about America. Thank you!
Beautiful! Thank you. I think there have always been two Americas in our country and that both are America, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Sometimes we see one face, one personality, sometimes it’s the other. America apparently must bounce back and forth between its better angels and its demons. But I refuse refuse refuse to believe that this cruel, crass, racist, corrupt and above all stupid iteration of America’s shame is the last word for my country. Agree with you—fight for the soul of America. It’s our country too!
Beautifully expressed Maria. I am the grandson of immigrants. My grandparents, like your parents, were deeply proud to be American. I was once proud too but these last ten years have badly shaken my faith in America. I hope we can overcome this horrible period and put the country back on the right track. It will not be easy.
Perseverance must be the driving force among all of us Contrarians!! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day everyone and Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians. ❤️❤️❤️ 🇨🇦
America the beautiful and terrible at the same time. I hope as we enter our second 250 years we do so with our eyes wide open to the blessing it is to be American and the knowledge blessings grow when shared.
Your fine words touched my heart. You are not alone. Of white Anglo-Saxon heritage, I feel both deeply impressed and moved by your words and also ashamed and fearful that America's original inspiration is being rapidly crushed under the brutal heels of prejudice, ignorance and greed. Those who have slithered into our government are rapidly destroying it while also becoming disgustingly wealthy. It is mandatory that all Americans step forward and get rid of the crooks and cruel con men who are temporarily living in our White House. I pray that the true America many of us still love will survive these horrendous times of bigotry and destruction. Thank you for speaking up. We all need to.
Welcome to america. I know we have fallen but I hope we can stand up again. You are poised to give us that hope. Your family came at great hardship to create a better life. Now we all need to do it without even a boat ride or an airplane trip or anything. We are here. We need to do it!!!!
Thank you! As the son of an immigrant, I know exactly how you feel, but I have seen this country swing left and right so many times in the last 50 years. I can see it's happening once again, but this time I sense the change will be seismic! The silver lining to our current malaise may be that Americans have finally woken up to the darkness that still lurks within.
Until we find a Congress willing to change 40 year old immigration laws we will continue to flail from executive order to executive order and Supreme Court rulings that harm all of our immigrant neighbors, families and friends.
The birthright citizenship ruling is the bare minimum of what should be expected and it barely passed! Just a few days prior their TPS and Asylum rulings were a dagger in the heart to millions of people that are working, paying taxes, and contributing to our society and have been for years!
We are currently going down a road to economic failure if we deport everyone that is TPS and an asylum seeker. I really hope someone stops the runaway train before it runs off the tracks!
I’m sorry I don’t share that same hope today….I want to…I have many friends who are asylum seekers who are from Venezuela. They have expedited their hearings and assigned them to this new batch of judges that have zero immigration experience. Their only
mandate is to deport…no asylum case is worthy? Are they going to deport back to Venezuela after what happened there last week?
Thanks for allowing me to share my feelings! I will celebrate my friends and family this 4th but I am ashamed to call myself an American!
A very eloquent statement of purpose. We are all but Native Americans … immigrants. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness. Our success is the accumulated effort of working together. It is our job to solve problems, not create them. Not all problems are easy. It is in solving the greatest impediments that we make the most progress and define ourselves. Future generations require us to step up, not stand down. What will be our legacy?
As we celebrate the countries 250th birthday, a look at what it means to be American today. This is a very heartfelt and personal peace for me, but I am sure it is the story and sentiments of many around the country at this moment in time. Would love your thoughts and comments amigos!
So beautifully written! Though my immigrant progenitors are at least a couple generations back, this echoes perfectly my sentiments about America. Thank you!
This heartens me. Thank you.
Beautiful! Thank you. I think there have always been two Americas in our country and that both are America, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Sometimes we see one face, one personality, sometimes it’s the other. America apparently must bounce back and forth between its better angels and its demons. But I refuse refuse refuse to believe that this cruel, crass, racist, corrupt and above all stupid iteration of America’s shame is the last word for my country. Agree with you—fight for the soul of America. It’s our country too!
I am very sad about us right now and not a little ashamed.
Beautifully expressed Maria. I am the grandson of immigrants. My grandparents, like your parents, were deeply proud to be American. I was once proud too but these last ten years have badly shaken my faith in America. I hope we can overcome this horrible period and put the country back on the right track. It will not be easy.
Perseverance must be the driving force among all of us Contrarians!! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 Happy Independence Day everyone and Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians. ❤️❤️❤️ 🇨🇦
America the beautiful and terrible at the same time. I hope as we enter our second 250 years we do so with our eyes wide open to the blessing it is to be American and the knowledge blessings grow when shared.
Beautifully said!
Thanks for being part of our American fabric.
Your fine words touched my heart. You are not alone. Of white Anglo-Saxon heritage, I feel both deeply impressed and moved by your words and also ashamed and fearful that America's original inspiration is being rapidly crushed under the brutal heels of prejudice, ignorance and greed. Those who have slithered into our government are rapidly destroying it while also becoming disgustingly wealthy. It is mandatory that all Americans step forward and get rid of the crooks and cruel con men who are temporarily living in our White House. I pray that the true America many of us still love will survive these horrendous times of bigotry and destruction. Thank you for speaking up. We all need to.
Welcome to america. I know we have fallen but I hope we can stand up again. You are poised to give us that hope. Your family came at great hardship to create a better life. Now we all need to do it without even a boat ride or an airplane trip or anything. We are here. We need to do it!!!!
"Look backward with honesty, and forward with intention." Spot on.
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Thank you! As the son of an immigrant, I know exactly how you feel, but I have seen this country swing left and right so many times in the last 50 years. I can see it's happening once again, but this time I sense the change will be seismic! The silver lining to our current malaise may be that Americans have finally woken up to the darkness that still lurks within.
Until we find a Congress willing to change 40 year old immigration laws we will continue to flail from executive order to executive order and Supreme Court rulings that harm all of our immigrant neighbors, families and friends.
The birthright citizenship ruling is the bare minimum of what should be expected and it barely passed! Just a few days prior their TPS and Asylum rulings were a dagger in the heart to millions of people that are working, paying taxes, and contributing to our society and have been for years!
We are currently going down a road to economic failure if we deport everyone that is TPS and an asylum seeker. I really hope someone stops the runaway train before it runs off the tracks!
I’m sorry I don’t share that same hope today….I want to…I have many friends who are asylum seekers who are from Venezuela. They have expedited their hearings and assigned them to this new batch of judges that have zero immigration experience. Their only
mandate is to deport…no asylum case is worthy? Are they going to deport back to Venezuela after what happened there last week?
Thanks for allowing me to share my feelings! I will celebrate my friends and family this 4th but I am ashamed to call myself an American!
A very eloquent statement of purpose. We are all but Native Americans … immigrants. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness. Our success is the accumulated effort of working together. It is our job to solve problems, not create them. Not all problems are easy. It is in solving the greatest impediments that we make the most progress and define ourselves. Future generations require us to step up, not stand down. What will be our legacy?