Dean Russell: Immigrants should embrace English, our flag and all Americans
Theodore Roosevelt made a statement back in the year 1907, 109 years ago. We should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith to become an American, and assimilates, he or she shall be treated equally with everyone else. It is an outrage to discriminate against anyone because of creed, birthplace or origin.
But this is predicated upon the person becoming in every facet an American and nothing but an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. Anyone who says he or she is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for only one flag – the American flag. We have room for only one language – English. We have room for but one sole loyalty – to the American people.
In case some of you don’t know American history. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States.
Dean Russell, Modesto
This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 6:50 PM with the headline "Dean Russell: Immigrants should embrace English, our flag and all Americans."