"To those who pit Americans against immigrants, citizens against non-citizens, to those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only... erode our national unity and diminish our resolve," said Ashcroft to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Americans derive their strength from their ability to adapt to the unfamiliar to become a thriving body whose constituents are all vital ingredients in one super-recipe. Our United States prides itself on its multi-faceted culture and, at least in theory, welcomes with open arms every new addition as a…
