How to Define an American

Whether a citizen or not, any soul that walks upon this land is an American. Even if a foreigner sets foot on our soil, he is considered an American for the duration of time that he stays within our borders. These foreigners are sharing and learning the same American history that born and raised Americans are still learning today. Though mixed with many nationalities, every American citizen is born with foreign blood.
Our foreign blood made this country the great country it is today. The bond between all of our different American nationalities have created the so many wonderful rights we have today as a nation. Our foreign blood has taught us how to work so hard to make a works pay or how to fight through discrimination, racism, sexism, or whatever have you. Yes, our country has made its' poor choices and yes, our country is currently in a freakish gamble...it doesn't matter. The American citizen moves on. The American citizen knows how to survive through any disaster. The American citizen knows what it means to be proud. Thus, if at some point this country shall be no more, the American citizen will go down to our Motherland's grave as astute as a soldier.