E Pluribus Pluribus?

While much of the immigration debate focuses on financial issues - whether illegal immigrants hurt or help the economy - the missing link to understanding Americans' anxiety over the issue is the reality that we are failing to build a citizenry that loves America first.

The unasked question is whether we are building allegiance to anything other than the almighty dollar.

For much of our history, immigrants took their first steps onto American soil understanding that coming to this country meant pledging allegiance to one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.