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American By Belief
The United States of America is, and always has been, a nation of immigrants.
Abraham Lincoln recognized immigrants as one of America's greatest resources and its best hope for the future. He believed America, in return, owed immigrants the full realization of its founding promises and a fair chance to succeed.
Our world is different than Lincoln's. But what continues to bring immigrants here would look familiar to him: an opportunity to rise higher, improve themselves, live safely under the rule of law, become citizens, and count themselves as American by right of belief. |