My fil came from Mexico to work on farms in ww2 also with the promise of citizenship., also reneged. Also never bitter. Came, worked, 7 children in 2 bedroom house, paid cash for everything - medical bills, cars, everything. Was 70 when became a citizen under amnesty program.
This is heartening. And... I wanted to let you know that I sent a donation from my grocery fund to the Goldie's Bagels neighbors fund that you highlighted today on Twitter. Life is full of opportunities to assist.
Wonderful. I've made a point of reading this every 4th July for years now. But one thing I only noticed now, Ken. 1990 - 1946 = 44, not 54. You need to correct that detail.
This story is the epitome of our nation's eternal struggle to be a more perfect Union, to fulfill the promises enshrined in the Constitution. We will always fall short of perfection, but we should always strive to attain it.
I have been fortunate to participate in several naturalization ceremonies performed at my old high school. Each one has brought me to tears. The joy on their faces is almost transcendental.
Very moving. These people see through the lens of a greater reality that many Progressives are incapable of comprehending because of their parochialism. I have lived in India, China, Brazil, Taiwan and Mexico. Much of the world is not an easy place for so many. It saddens me that natives do not see what used to be obvious to so many immigrants. It saddens me even more that now even immigrants seem to be losing the faith over the last 10 years in particular. We are no longer the first choice for so many because of the madness and xenophobia of the far right and the quasi religious lunacy of the far left.
RIP Judge Lew:
https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/news/passing-honorable-ronald-sw-lew
My fil came from Mexico to work on farms in ww2 also with the promise of citizenship., also reneged. Also never bitter. Came, worked, 7 children in 2 bedroom house, paid cash for everything - medical bills, cars, everything. Was 70 when became a citizen under amnesty program.
Damn. Now I have something in my eye too.
This is heartening. And... I wanted to let you know that I sent a donation from my grocery fund to the Goldie's Bagels neighbors fund that you highlighted today on Twitter. Life is full of opportunities to assist.
Wonderful. I've made a point of reading this every 4th July for years now. But one thing I only noticed now, Ken. 1990 - 1946 = 44, not 54. You need to correct that detail.
This story is the epitome of our nation's eternal struggle to be a more perfect Union, to fulfill the promises enshrined in the Constitution. We will always fall short of perfection, but we should always strive to attain it.
I have been fortunate to participate in several naturalization ceremonies performed at my old high school. Each one has brought me to tears. The joy on their faces is almost transcendental.
Very moving. These people see through the lens of a greater reality that many Progressives are incapable of comprehending because of their parochialism. I have lived in India, China, Brazil, Taiwan and Mexico. Much of the world is not an easy place for so many. It saddens me that natives do not see what used to be obvious to so many immigrants. It saddens me even more that now even immigrants seem to be losing the faith over the last 10 years in particular. We are no longer the first choice for so many because of the madness and xenophobia of the far right and the quasi religious lunacy of the far left.
Thanks for bringing this over. I read it every year.
"Without forgetting the wrongs that had been done to them, they believed in an America that was more of the sum of its wrongs."
Thanks for sharing this again. It is timeless, and seems appropriate for annual publication.
Love this story every year!