The one common denominator that unites these people of diverse backgrounds is that they came to these shores to share in the American dream of a better life for all. In 1917. 1941. and 1950 when America stood in. need. these newer Americans took their place in our armed services beside those whose ancestors had fought at Bunker Hill and Gettysburg. Today as the crisis in Vietnam deepens. many thousands of young Americans who are. under the terms of our immigration statute. descendants of socalled inferlor peoples prepare to risk their lives for this Nation. And these young Americans will again demonstrate that they are the equal of any people on earth. It is time that we practice what we preach.
Identified stereotypes
The speaker refers to 'so-called inferior peoples' implying a negative stereotype that they are trying to disprove.