I have taken a hiatus from writing for weblogs, but I feel compelled to add this small tidbit to the supposed “debate” over immigration into the United States:

For those of you/us who were among those fortunate enough to be born inside the United States, whether to parents who were citizens or aliens, legal or illegal, it is important to keep in mind that our very own status as citizens is entirely due to an accident of birth.

We were born inside the boundaries of the US, therefore we are citizens.

Few, if any, other nations have that generous a definition.

To put it in plain words, the vast majority are citizens through no actions of their own but purely through an accident of birth, where they happened to be born or who their parents were, but definitely NOT through their own efforts.

Ponder that for a moment.

Then think about the origins of the expressed outrage from some quarters when protests in other nations are held where the participants chant, “Death to America!”

Next, think about who is raising a hue and cry about immigrants, both legal and illegal, in the US who protested and chanted “We love the USA!”

Then consider how many are raging against both the former AND the latter.

Finally…

…think for yourself, and come to your own conclusions.

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Update: A run-on sentence was edited for clarity.