Comments on 'The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner'I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America.
_Why would I do that, I'm from Mexico?_
One nation, under God,
_I'm not Christian..._
Indivisible,
_Civil War anyone?_
With liberty and justice for all.
_That's a joke right? Slavery, the KKK, gang violence, unequal rights for women..._
As we finish the pledge, the room of tired, disheveld immigrants begins to reverbrate with clapping and laughter. We are now officialy citizens of the United States of America. Mi mama turns to me and gives me the biggest smile I have seen on her in years. After years of barely scraping by one our small farm, especially after Papi died, this is what she has been waiting for for so long. My heart bursts with pride for this woman who has been so much to support her family, me and my little sister Anna. This is a chance for hope, freedom, and an escape from poverty.
Maybe this won't be as bad it seemed only moments ago...2008-03-31T21:52:11Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/3714Comment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>I liked this.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=533472008-03-31T21:52:11ZLone Writerhttp://ficlets.com/authors/solopenComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>i give saint chuck props</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=31412007-06-19T01:37:53Zj dog homie gangster dudehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jj_s_profileComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>Lol. love it! You ar e a great write, this story has a lot of potential.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=29322007-06-14T17:22:26ZDangerous Angelshttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_1556Comment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>Great job, although it was a tad cynical. Ah, well, I loved it anyway.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=26782007-06-08T01:35:51ZLaine the Greyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/lainegreyComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>Mi is my in Spanish..</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=26632007-06-07T18:58:51ZSaint Chuckhttp://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_theloveComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>The first part is pretty funny. The only nitpicky thing I have to say is you wrote “Mi mama” when it should be “my.”</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=26622007-06-07T14:42:00ZShiverfingerhttp://ficlets.com/authors/shiverfingerComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>it’s funny. The first part made me laugh.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=26572007-06-07T01:38:23ZMissJonas1492http://ficlets.com/authors/princesssisterComment on The Pledge of Allegiance in the View of a Foreigner<p>I love it, kinda sounds like my ancestors, but they gave up and returned to Germany, France, and England. I’m from England, so I can sort of relate to this, I say the pledge in the class room because i love this country, but i’m not a citizen.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/3714?basename=26562007-06-07T01:19:53ZDer Verfasser http://ficlets.com/authors/tjm