Put simply, many of us view being American as being more about consistency with American values than with paperwork. Thus, in conflicts we hear of at the border, too often it is not the apprehendees but the officers whose Americanness is questionable.
Put simply, many of us view being American as being more about consistency with American values than with paperwork. Thus, in conflicts we hear of at the border, too often it is not the apprehendees but the officers whose Americanness is questionable.