we love this country

i used to ask

my migrant workers

if they wanted to become citizens

at some point.

take the oath

and salute the flag.

which would make

them laugh

and shake their heads.

citizens?

what are you talking about,

are you loco?

if we become citizens

then

we'd have to pay taxes,

and register our

cars. we'd have to buy

auto and health

insurance.

they'd give us social security

numbers

and they would know

everything about us.

why would we do that when

everything

is free now?

we love this country,

that is why we walked a

thousand

miles to get here.

it is the land of the free.