I Am A Citizen

I am a citizen of a nation of laws. I am a naturalized citizen and as one who came here because of parents who believed that a better and more secure life would be available to their children, I am sympathetic toward all those who sacrifice much and come to the States with the same ideals in mind for their families. I know what courage it takes to leave your life behind to follow a dream. I am sympathetic toward the plight of parents who send their youth to study or work in a country because they believe in a nation that instills a sense of belonging by respecting individuals of all race, sex, color, creed and origin, whether deprived of human dignity or abundantly blessed. My grandparents did it. My parents did it. I did it. Many of you did it.

America is a nation of laws. When the laws (Amendments) were written, there was no law about illegals and there definitely was no question or doubt as to one's allegiance to the country. It was a given. The 14th Amendment makes it clear that a child born in the United States is granted U.S. citizenship except if born to parents who are both foreign, illegal, alien, tourist, etc. I am unsympathetic toward those who do not abide by the law. I am unsympathetic toward those who come to this country, who take for granted the privileges offered them (such as freedom to strike/boycott, to voice their opinion in public forums, to be catered to in their native tongue, to become educated through high school and then college) at the expense of the law abiding citizen. This is a country that shares such and many other privileges with legals (citizens) and aliens (illegals) alike with no questions asked. I am unsympathetic toward those who benefit from these privileges and yet create ruckus and furor over government which is trying to find solutions for its citizens whose rights and privileges are being exploited. I am unsympathetic toward those, regardless of race, color, sex, creed or origin who do not respect the laws of the country that feeds their families, that educates their children, that promotes humanitarian values and tolerates the practice of ones own ethnic and cultural traditions.

I am a citizen of the United States of America. I am sympathetic toward the laws of this nation.

This I humbly speak.