JD I agree. This country is far from perfect, but it is way ahead of whoever is in second place. My Mother was 3 1/2 yr old, her sister about 6, & brother about 1 when the family immigrated. Grandpa never let on where he got his information, but told us many times about the trip. He said that there was going to be a big war, & when it was over, he wanted to be on the winning side. So in the winter of 1909 he packed up his family & left the Germany/Poland border area & set sail for America. The war started in 1914, & when it ended in 1918, they were sitting high, dry, & safe on the winning side, in the Cedar Rapids Ia area. He also told of the end of the boat trip. Seems that the Captain pulled up short in New York harbor during the night. When the rising sun started to shine on the top of Lady Liberty, he laid long & loud on the boat whistle. Everybody on board ran out on deck in their nightshirts, cheering as loud as they could, they had safely made it to the good old USA. He had a bit of trouble with the language change, so by the time he & Grandma got their citizenship, the kids had already become of age & got theirs as adults. Willie
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