News Flash: The U.S. Has Immigrants

Does this sound like the leader of the free world, or a sixth grader’s oral report on immigration?

What’s interesting about our country is that we’ve got—we’ve had close ties with a lot of countries. My ranch was settled by Germans.
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There’s a huge number of Italian Americans. A lot of Russian Americans. You know, Norm Mineta in my Cabinet is a Japanese American. In other words, so when you talk about relations with an American President, you’ve got to understand that there’s a—at least I have, I know my predecessors have, connections, close connections with people who have fond—either fond memories and/or great pride in their motherland.

Really? I had no idea. I thought my mom just didn't know how to talk. Turns out, she's a German American. Thanks for clarifying this Mr. President, it all makes so much more sense now.