This is such an outstanding rebuttal that TFP should include it underneath Andrew’s essay as a counterpoint. Well done, EKB!

As an immigrant who received my citizenship just over 2 years ago, I promised under oath that "I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen". I CHOSE to live here and although I may sometimes criticize our government and its policies, it does not mean that I can engage in violent rhetoric or destructive acts. All immigrants, legal or illegal, holding…