Thread: Last Sunday, an American won the NYC Marathon for the first time in 27 years. But he was born in Africa and is...

Kiwi rugby players are hardcore.

No black is what they use. The rest of us say american. I thought it was about recapturing a part of their identity that was brutally taken from them. From who? No black person today was a slave. So all black people, or at least the same people who began to use the term African-American, got together and "mobbed" a guy for calling himself African American. Yes, all because of skin color. Very sad.

So how do you define the "American" personality? Homer Simpson is 100%, so what percentage does his daughter Lisa count? How about Homer's neighbors? Huh? HUH mister smarty???

Exactly. Thats why I think the OPs post is stupid.

-151 Karma? I won't feed the troll more than this: I said it is "reasonable to at least question whether there are some inherent natural differences in East Africans and a Wisconsin man". I did not say differences between blacks and whites, rather people of a specific geographical region may have evolved differently over the last few centuries, so much so that there are new biological realities caused by drastically different...

You prefer Mestizo? Fine , call them "Spaniards with a tan", I don't care, if they are not here legally it does not matter if they are British, illegal is illegal. You bleeding hearts use the term "undocumented" If I go to the store and steal something, can I just say I have "undocumented" merchandise? Mexicans have no legal claim to California, period, unless they are legal residents.

Technically correct, however this is splitting hairs. In the context of the article and discussion we're referring to "international immigration" which most people use the term immigration to mean; especially in the article OP linked to, and by extension in resulting discussions here.

When did i make it a race issue? I'm arguing against illegal immigrants. You are the one bringing up race. Racist.

And we all know the original Americans have white skin. Palin/Voldemort 2012!! Must have been a different Kni7es then, right?

and American. Cool how you can be both, huh?