Quote (Lights_Warrior @ May 3 2010 11:16am)
What does it mean to be an "american"?
I guarantee you, the definition has changed a lot in the 233 years the US has been around.
Each new group of immigrants has faced the same crap central americans are now facing. It is the same exact argument, whether it is the Chinese, the Irish, the Germans, the Italians,or w/e.. "they are taking our jobs" "they are the cause for crime" "they are bringing their heretic ideas with them" "they are causing the decline of America"
With time each group has slowly assimilated, while at the same time blending part of its culture into the existing "american" culture, and becoming part of the 'we hate immigrants' club.
And that's the greatness of America; this big blending pot of cultures, and different ideas and ways of doing things, which has allowed us to become a center of innovation.
The Chinese, Irish, Germans, Italians, etc made it a point to learn English, speak it in public, didn't take down American flags to fly their original country's flag, demand services in their native tongue, or sneak across our border
en masse.