Originally Posted by newB

When I initially heard this, my take was that he was speaking of all America not just African-Americans, and I would agree with him. In fact, I think that is what makes America so great.

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

I'm something like a 26th generation American - so yeah, I've probably got a little bit of everything in me and could be called a 'mongrel' though I definitely consider myself Caucasian.