I can't find a decent job anywhere, no matter how I try. After a long time trying, I finally find a job. But it’s in Toronto. A good job, with decent pay. But I have to move. To Canada.
Will I? I don't want to. I'm a patriotic American. I love this country. I fly the flag all the time. Yet....
I have no choice. I can't feed my family here. So I move to Toronto.
I find a place to live. And now, a year later, I'm pretty happy here. The job is great, the people are wonderful. Life is good.
Am I Canadian? Hell no. I'm an American, and I'm proud of it. I'm not going to become a citizen of Canada. I love America. Always have, and always will. And I fly my American flag every day. Because I'm proud of where I came from.
Yes, Canada has been good to me, but I'll always be an American.
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This hypothetical story makes sense to all us Americans. But just for fun, read it again, with a few changes. I've changed all the "America" references to "Mexico." And all the "Canada" to "America."
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I can't find a decent job anywhere, no matter how I try. After a long time trying, I finally find a job. But it’s in San Antonio. A good job, with decent pay. But I have to move. To America.
Will I? I don't want to. I'm a patriotic Mexican. I love this country. I fly the flag all the time. Yet....
I have no choice. I can't feed my family here. So I move to San Antonio.
I find a place to live. And now, a year later, I'm pretty happy here. The job is great, the people are wonderful. Life is good.
Am I American? Hell no. I'm a Mexican, and I'm proud of it. I'm not going to become a citizen of America. I love Mexico. Always have, and always will. And I fly my Mexican flag every day. Because I'm proud of where I came from.
Yes, America has been good to me, but I'll always be a Mexican.
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Maybe the parallel isn't 100% accurate. But maybe it is. Either way, it's another way to look at it.
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