Letter: People from Latin America are as American as we are

People from Latin America
are as American as we are

Trump’s ignorantly continues to attack the immigrants from Latin America. His mantra is, go back from where you came from.

For several centuries, well-informed people have known that America includes land from the tip of Patagonia to Alaska. So, go back from where you come from, doesn’t make any sense.

Remember, America is a continent, a big one, not a country. The name America, originated from an Italian explorer and cartographer, Amerigo Vespucci.

Now, if the United States wants to eliminate this error, the U.S. should approach the world court or the United Nations to renounce their self-imposed title of Americans. Keep it simple: U.S. citizen. It will be recognized by anyone in the world.

 

Lutz Keller
Walnut Creek

 

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