I know foreign soldiers who are in the US military as part of their quest for citizenship. Many have relatives living in the states illegally. Interestingly these soldiers are often far more motivated and reliable than many of their "born-and-raised" American counterparts. One of America's greatest military heroes was Rafael Peralta, a legal immigrant who loved his new country. In Iraq he repeatedly volunteered for dangerous missions, ultimately taking rounds to the face, tucking a live grenade to his abdomen, and saving the lives of a squad of Marines who otherwise would have died. The day will come when I will honor the Peralta family, the Mexican town from whence he came, and all Mexican immigrants in gratitude for the life and the sacrifice of one of their noblest sons. If even an ounce of the immigration venom on either side is due to racism, the racists are those who don't belong in this country. They should leave. American freedom isn't a birthright - It's an earned right.
2006-07-18
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