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Teddy Roosevelt on Immigration
CNN ^ | March 27, 2006 | Lou Dobbs

Posted on 03/28/2006 7:07:17 AM PST by Mel Gibson

"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."

--Theodore Roosevelt, 1919

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; immigration; invasion; presidents; teddyroosevelt; tr
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To: Dane
No I do not disagree with with what TR said

Somehow I don't believe you.

21 posted on 03/28/2006 7:22:39 AM PST by yarddog
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To: sunbeamtiger
The date at the end of the post is not possible. Teddy Roosevelt died in 1918.

Rep. Tancredo’s website has the quote in 1907 ...

BTW: Died: January 6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York

22 posted on 03/28/2006 7:23:30 AM PST by dread78645 (Sorry Mr. Franklin, We couldn't keep it.)
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To: yellowdoghunter
Should learn English?????? Should??? How about MUST, no ifs, ands, or buts about it????

I am disgusted by those who call themselves a hyphenated American.

I agree completely with this statement by T.R

BTW, before you get on my case, it was SCOTUS in the late 70's and early 80's that mandated bi-lingual education and ballots.

I am for neither. I believe in English immersion in schools and for English only ballots and English being the official language of govt.

23 posted on 03/28/2006 7:23:40 AM PST by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: clawrence3

What has changed about loyalty to ones country?

What the heck does women voting have to do with the subject of illegal immigration?


24 posted on 03/28/2006 7:24:04 AM PST by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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To: yarddog

I thought Teddy died in 1919? Anyways, whenever he said it, the world was much less complicated - his words are not unchanging like Holy Scripture (sorry to point out the obvious, but someone brought up the Bible above). I do not think illegal immigration is ducky - I am in favor of legalization.


25 posted on 03/28/2006 7:25:57 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: GrandEagle

You're welcome. Have a nice day.


26 posted on 03/28/2006 7:26:53 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3
"I am in favor of legalization."

Legalization of what?
27 posted on 03/28/2006 7:28:44 AM PST by Rick Deckard
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To: OKIEDOC

Loyalty to one's country has indeed "changed" - we do things differently - we don't start Civil Wars over slavery anymore. The 19th Amendment was just another example of a different way we did things back then, that's all. I would not mind repealing the 19th Amendment BTW.


28 posted on 03/28/2006 7:29:34 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: Rick Deckard

Legalization of illegal aliens. I have no problem with the Senate bill out of the Judiciary Committee, for instance.


29 posted on 03/28/2006 7:30:27 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: clawrence3

All 12,000,000 of them? Once those 12,000,000 are granted amnesty; what's going to stop the next batch?


30 posted on 03/28/2006 7:32:47 AM PST by Rick Deckard
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To: sunbeamtiger; Mel Gibson
From Urbanlegends:

Theodore Roosevelt indeed wrote these words....The passages were culled from a letter he wrote to the president of the American Defense Society on January 3, 1919, three days before Roosevelt died.

"Americanization" was a favorite theme of Roosevelt's during his later years, when he railed repeatedly against "hyphenated Americans" and the prospect of a nation "brought to ruins" by a "tangle of squabbling nationalities."

He advocated the compulsory learning of English by every naturalized citizen. "Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or to leave the country," he said in a statement to the Kansas City Star in 1918. "English should be the only language taught or used in the public schools."

He also insisted, on more than one occasion, that America has no room for what he called "fifty-fifty allegiance." In a speech made in 1917 he said, "It is our boast that we admit the immigrant to full fellowship and equality with the native-born. In return we demand that he shall share our undivided allegiance to the one flag which floats over all of us."

31 posted on 03/28/2006 7:34:26 AM PST by shezza (God bless our military heroes)
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To: Mel Gibson

"Press #1 for English"


32 posted on 03/28/2006 7:34:48 AM PST by Velveeta
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To: Mel Gibson

Bump


33 posted on 03/28/2006 7:36:12 AM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: dread78645

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphenated_Americans
JFK had something to say about 'hyphenated Americans' since Irish-Americans are some of the worst, pining for the `old Sod.' Not in this article but some say it was inspired more by his resentment at being excluded from WASP country clubs, poor guy.
And Tancredo had a very good response in the latest issue to this lachrymose Reason article.
http://reason.com/0602/fe.jd.americas.shtml


34 posted on 03/28/2006 7:39:57 AM PST by tumblindice ("Momma said they were magic shoes that could take me anywhere I wanted to go." Forrest Gump)
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To: Dane
bashing Bush
I don't listen the the Clinton News Network, but I can say that if Mr. Bush ever deserves criticism, it is on illegal immigration from Mexico.
He refuses to protect us from invasion, and he refuses to enforce US law - nearly to the point of treason .
We can not have security in the "homeland" without secure borders.
The Dems, Bush, and like minded globalists have muddied the picture by suggestion that we who demand that our laws be enforced are somehow opposed to immigration. That is not true. I am opposed to criminals ignoring our laws and illegally entering our country. The Mexican government even has an official department to assist those who desire to violate our border. That, my FRiend, by definition is an invasion; and our Federal Government is required by our Constitution to protect our borders. This is the one thing that Mr. Bush absolutely refuses to do.
That is not bashing - that is stating the truth.

Cordially,
GE
35 posted on 03/28/2006 7:42:29 AM PST by GrandEagle
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To: clawrence3
but much has changed since 1919 - I don't think women could vote, for instance.

I fail to see what that has to do with immigration except in a very remote way.

But it's easy to see how you could use it as a cheap shot to try and discredit. Why don't you just admit to your agenda....and explain it?

36 posted on 03/28/2006 7:46:30 AM PST by capt. norm (If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.)
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To: dread78645

Okay, I stand corrected.....early 1919. I thought I knew Teddy's bio well enough. But I was only six days from being correct :D


37 posted on 03/28/2006 7:48:31 AM PST by sunbeamtiger ("I reject your reality and substitute my own" -Adam Savage)
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To: Mel Gibson
The real impact of illegal immigration hit me a few months ago.

I was born and raised in Walton County, Florida. When I was in high school in the 60's, I doubt there were more than three or four Hispanics in the entire county.

I happened to be over at my Fathers and was reading his county newspaper which I do not subscribe to. I happened to notice a list of arrests. More than half had Hispanic names.

This is what we are importing into this country: Crime, and in huge amounts.

38 posted on 03/28/2006 8:04:39 AM PST by yarddog
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To: Mel Gibson

I agree with Teddy's quote 100 percent. It is fitting that his image should be enshrined on Mount Rushmore. We need another leader like him.


39 posted on 03/28/2006 8:11:34 AM PST by TexasRepublic (North American distributor for Mohammed Urinals. Franchises available.)
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To: clawrence3
clawrence3 wrote:
Loyalty to one's country has indeed "changed" - we do things differently - we don't start Civil Wars over slavery anymore. The 19th Amendment was just another example of a different way we did things back then, that's all. I would not mind repealing the 19th Amendment BTW.

REPLY:

I wouldn't be to hasty about the civil war comment.

The civil war this time may be between the illegals and concerned citizens.

There are a lot of revolutionists out there that would like nothing more than a full scale upheaval.

Especially since the federal, state and local governments will not enforce the law.
40 posted on 03/28/2006 8:18:18 AM PST by OKIEDOC (There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
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