Dear America, From England

Thank you so much for the views, likes and comments. I wasn’t expecting this but am so glad this message is being heard. I am truly humbled.

Thank God for men like this becoming Americans. We need you.

Im a Romanian immigrant who came here as a religious refugee, joined the Marines, then went to UC Berkeley and now watching my entire family doing so well because we came here and embraced this country and became as American as it gets.

As a born and raised American, I am beyond honored to have a man like you in our country. We need more folks who understand what America stands for, not what it does.

There are so many americans who need to hear this

Dear England, from America. "Our laws, language, religion, politics, & manners are so deeply laid in English foundations, that we shall never cease to consider their history as a part of ours, and to study ours in that as it’s origin." - Thomas Jefferson, 1810

My husband came here from Germany 40 years ago. He loves this country and even won an award in our small town, for being the most patriotic citizen! He grew up in Berlin and his family got separated by the wall in the 1960's. He understands the meaning of freedom...unlike our own citizens.

A real patriot, is someone who appreciates the nation, for its faults and its triumphs. Many will fault you for not mentioning the struggles we face but a true patriot will see those struggles and make the choice to find the solutions. They will motivate the people to push for better and hold firm to what we believe. We will not always agree but we must always remain united. United We Stand, thank you for standing with Us.

That’s what this country needs right now! Empathy, kindness and grace.

Americans love people like you ❤❤❤🇺🇲

"More American than most Americans". Listen up America, this is your fellow American crying out. I served my country proudly in the US Army and am vastly proud of this guy.

From a born and raised Texan - Thank you. ❤🇺🇸❤️ Texans are special (to me) because we are usually the more patriotic than the average, especially about our own State. Texas pride is no shocker to Americans. 😂

First generation Americans are often the most patriotic and very welcome.

A guy comes to the USA from England and holds his 1st and second amendment rights as sacred and understands that this country is unique and special and could be irretrievably lost forever in a single election thinks for himself and we need more like him.

“ bad ideas are usually the best intentions of the uneducated” holy shit you hit the nail on the head

Thank you for your message. My dad had a third grade education. He had six children. He was able to buy a two bedroom home. We worked hard and five out of six of his children became homeowners. He in his later years became an American citizen. His children were so proud of him. This is a wonderful country.

Welcome, Amigo! From one immigrant to another. I can never thank the USA enough for all her kindness. Had it not been for America I would never have witnessed the examples of sacrifice & hard work, my parents taught me on living the American dream & reaching your greatest potential. Never give up! Keep Fighting! Viva 🇺🇸

We're glad to have you join the US family!

As a Brit who will become a US Citizen in just a few weeks, I endorse this message.

Dear Echo Mike - I appreciate your honest expression of what you have experienced in America and what you believe is so good about it. I'm an American so of course I like it when people are proud of my country! I think you and I would have a great conversation about how a people should best govern themselves, a question that humans have been asking for millennia. I have a suspicion though, that we have a different view of the American Dream and what it means to "fight for it". For me, democracy is that dream - a government of, by and for the people - all people - all races and religions living in tolerance and appreciation of what we each contribute. And I include in that group even those folks who, for many reasons small and large, don't contribute much at all, and so we who are stronger help them. America IS a dream, because no where in history has there ever been a country where different "tribes", and especially so many different religious allegiances, managed to live so close together and try to govern themselves without absolute rule by a king or a dictator. That's amazing when you think about it! So far we've beat the odds in this difficult but inspiring experiment but it's definitely a hard road to travel (like in the Civil War). But let's keep that dream alive and fight for radical inclusion, full-hearted love and compassionate understanding for each other. America hasn't lost its way, or lost its greatness, because that greatness has always been our life-giving ability to change and grow, a constant evolution toward greater and greater inclusion, justice, vision and creativity. When immigrants come and thrive because of the freedoms here, we all win! No country has ever done this kind of mixing before while also trying to support the equality and value of all its people. We've had to grow into that challenge, with many mistakes, like slavery. But I pray we keep growing into it, in greater and greater ways, both outer and inner, both practical and spiritual. However, if Trump wins and fascism takes hold in an imperial presidency, and the rule of law continues to crumble, the experiment will probably end. Then yes, I'll consider leaving as you suggest. In fact, I have always loved England, so we can trade! I feel the English in general are a kinder, gentler people. I'm 77 and ready to have tea and chat, stroll the beautiful English countryside and enjoy some of your sweet customs in my final years. But you - young, intelligent, healthy, ambitious and white are a perfect fit for MAGA rule. You will thrive, but I hope you'll also watch out for the many, many people who will be crushed by the autocracy Trump promises and hurt by the loss of our fragile, challenging but beautiful democracy. America's dynamic creativity around what it means to be human and how to live together with the greatest good for the greatest number may disappear and we'll have lost the enormous challenge not only of creating a true democracy, but the challenge of true Christian love.