Being an American by a technicality

Posted on: July 2nd, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Commentary ]
Knowledge is Power!

“Just in time for the Fourth of July, a reader sends along this charming query: “Are you an American?”

I don’t take offense. I assume this has nothing to do with the fact that I’m Hispanic, or that I often defend immigrants (legal and otherwise) against scapegoating, ignorance and bigotry. I figure this guy is just taking a survey.

Well, put me down as a “yes.” I am an American — a brown-skinned, Spanish-surnamed Yankee Doodle Dandy. “

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