Proud to be an American

Miriam, an immigrant from Russia with vast experiences traveling all over Europe, comments on her pride for America:

Oh, I’m an American. A 110 percent. Let me tell you something – we live in one of the greatest countries in the world. One of the greatest – not the greatest. There are a lot of countries that do things better than we do, but a lot of people refuse to acknowledge that, but it is one the greatest countries in the world. And I’m very proud to be an American. And that’s the only thing I ever felt. As soon as I came to this country, I felt this was home

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