Immigrants

There has been such a backlash against immigrants that I decided I would put out a thought. Do we remember the immigrants Who for our country fought? Starting with our revolution when this country was born in 1776. There were immigrants who fought by our side Von Steuben, Kosciuszko, and Pulaski were among the mix. What have they done since then you ask, to keep our country great ? There are those who battled oppression with us even up to the present date. I do not know of particulars in 1812 or even in WW I. But if immigrants didn't fight for us They joined the 'Melting Pot' that eventually made us one. WW II is another chapter of immigrant oppression we let go awry. How long could we have fought that war Had the Nisei not gone to Italy? I have had great kindness in my life by two different immigrant cultures shown. One was Puerto Rican; the other Chinese who accepted me as one of their own. It was more than kindness. It was a true caring and love in their way. One gave me the confidence to move ahead in life The other became my family. Without the strength of these diverse immigrants in my life I don't know where I might have gone. I would certainly not be here writing but somewhere else...lost and alone. So when I hear people loudly rail about an "Immigrant Crisis of State", Remember, We all came from roots elsewhere This is what makes our country Great!