“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges…”
– George Washington

But, least it be forgotten, our Founding Fathers were very clear that with this came responsibility to be a good citizen or resident, to follow the laws of the land and to assimilate into our nation’s core tolerant principles and beliefs.