one from Zimbabwe, one from South Africa, two from France, and another from Israel.
They are all now American citizens. However, they still refer to themselves as 'French' or 'Israeli' or 'Afrikan'.
to all who say having a hyphen in your American identity is wrong, what would you say to them?
2007-03-19 12:14:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
They don't even say American.
They just say the country they were born in and their family is from.
2007-03-19 12:22:01 · update #1
The need to loose the other nationalities and just be American
French people are called: Franco Americans
The rest are Israeli American and African American (except usually when you say that here it's a black person and I have lots of non-black friends from South Africa who are technically African Americans but not black.
2007-03-19 12:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
la dolce vita.is you are saying thur we had force entered into a process which resulted in the become American Citizens I think the principles protect them inasmuch as it doesn't harm anybody. IF we lived in a country of complete freedom of speech it should pertain to everyone who uses it speak out . again as it's not against the law they have as much right to express their views.la dolce vita the only problem I can see is ,if only a take place take place is when a permit was obtain or the speech incited government action. We do have free speech yet we also have public safeties concerns which curtail issues how and where am speeches can take for the commom good of men,women,chilren conditions i must be in place end place to curtail the massive amount of birtth. I do give them cedit in finding ways to improveing their country even when they are by the thousands staring to slowly conditions within the country. la dolce vita I believe when that areas shows a massive slow down. The country has a whole can change with a few thousands. Drug there arrested put in jail would be a first good start is my along with many others who working towrds this goal can clean up Mexico want happen overnight but it is a good start and the people starting helping out much like ourneighborhood washes. I like UR qyestion.
2007-03-19 20:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they will get used to...I become a US citizen and I always ending saying I am from but is because we are used to say and it will take sometime...I say I am original from: Guatemala sometimes but is just geting used to even if I feel more like I belong here still I ending saying I am from Guatemala...I won't get angry about just tell them...That they should always answer I am original from ( )
2007-03-19 19:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by nena_en_austin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Calling yourself an American, and doing it with pride, doesn't occur until the second generation. Ever.
2007-03-19 20:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by Siervocal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We want to welcome them to be Americans not have them self segregate. The idea is where is ones first loyalty? However, it is more a desire to join than hold off that is the difference. It doesn't really offend me, but it seems stand offish, splitting Americans into 'us' and 'them'.
The heritage part doesn't bother me.
2007-03-19 19:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see their loyalty to the U.S if I ran things I would kindly ask them to go home. Your either with the US or against, get your stuff start packing.
2007-03-23 16:35:12 · answer #6 · answered by RoxanneZG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋