Is that Italian?" Unless we can answer that our name is derivative of an Algonquin word. or an Iroquois. or a Cherokee. or a Seminole. we cannot honestly say we are ethnically American. The point is. of course. tha this Nation was founded by. and as a haven for. the spiritually destitute. the downtrodden. the enslaved. the peoples of the Old World who would seek a greater freedoni. who would worship God in their own way. and who would be governed by men of their own choosing. It is contradictory and shameful to continue to serve modern Immigration laws which conflict so broadly with that tradition. Because our present quota system is based on a period in our history when there was little emigration from the countries of southern Europe and Africa. these peoples bear the brunt of the unfair restrictions. Because of my Italian ancestry. it is natural that I should be most keenly aware of the discriminatory nature of the system. Because of my Italian ancestry.
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