A hard working immigrant is respected in the United States. It is one of the archetypes of our culture.
The U.S. was built on immigration. We know the taste and feel of it. Immigrants are not exotic to us. A good number of us, myself included, remember grandparents who talked with funny accents and exactly what their aspirations were.
Incorrect assumption. I have one great grandparent who was an immigrant - and the first immigrant in the family showed up 371 years ago (I hope to celebrate the quatenary). Am I a fourth generation American or a fourteenth generation American? How about my Indian grandkids? On their mom's side they have my fourteenth beat considerably.
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A hard working immigrant is respected in the United States. It is one of the archetypes of our culture.
The U.S. was built on immigration. We know the taste and feel of it. Immigrants are not exotic to us. A good number of us, myself included, remember grandparents who talked with funny accents and exactly what their aspirations were.
DT,
Incorrect assumption. I have one great grandparent who was an immigrant - and the first immigrant in the family showed up 371 years ago (I hope to celebrate the quatenary). Am I a fourth generation American or a fourteenth generation American? How about my Indian grandkids? On their mom's side they have my fourteenth beat considerably.
Rick,
I think he was talking about me. It was a quote of my post he led with.
And yes, I am third generation.
Well I did say not everybody.
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