Trump’s Border Patrol Boss Asks Random Brown Man if He Speaks English
The United States, of course, is a “nation of immigrants.” It’s not a lie. No U.S. citizen, except Native Americans, has a family history that does not involve some form of immigration to the United States.
The phrase “a nation of immigrants” was popularized as the title of President John F. Kennedy’s 1958 book, which argued that the nation was strengthened by the steady flow of immigrants from around the world. Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously called the book a reminder of “our shared dreams, goals, and destiny as a nation,” writing that Americans “must remain aware that there is far more that unites us than divides us.”
Bock, for his part, insists that the immigration system has been “disrupted and abused by previous administrations with little regard for preserving our country’s traditions, customs or quality of life.” In the text accompanying the video, DHS attempted to reshape the American motto into a slogan about the homogenization of American citizenship. “Our national motto is E Pluribus Unum. Among many others, one. One nation. One culture. One shared heritage,” the message reads.
