I have a problem with the government’s latest ploy to end birthright citizenship. I am preparing to be deported at my age because of this new action. Why? My parents entered the US through Ellis Island. They met and married in the USA. Then I came along with my two brothers and sister. There is a good chance that if my parents are declared illegals, then we became citizens automatically. We took advantage of the parochial school system, not the public school system. Our parents paid for our doctor visits. Neither my mother or father ever accepted ‘charity’ as they called it.
What did the government do for them? They allowed them to vote. My Dad worked for the railroad and his bosses always told him to vote democrat. Dad was a citizen and could cite the date he was sworn in, the judge’s name, and the courthouse where it happened. We learned of Mom’s situation when, at age seventy-eight she finally traveled back to her hometown to visit her mother’s grave. She was at the gate, ready to board the plane and was stopped by immigration. They wanted to see her citizenship papers. Of course she had none. After what seemed like eternity, she proudly told them, If I am not a citizen then why have I been allowed and encouraged to vote all these years? They let her board the plane.
Filed under: Aging, Immigration, Satire | Tagged: birthright citizenship, Illegal Imigration | 4 Comments »
