An open letter to Tucker Carlson
As a teenager in America, and in most people’s valid opinion, an American citizen, I do not know where to begin on the comments you have made.
I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and currently live in Erie, Pennsylvania. I have lived in the United States all my life, have a legal birth certificate, social security number, passport, and more… yet you still have the audacity to say that, because I am under the age of eighteen, I am not an “American citizen” as much as you, Donald Trump, Uncle Sam, or anybody else.
I am Jewish. I am Latino. I am American.
Being any of those things does not strip me of my American citizenship in the least, and neither does my age.
My religion is a part of who I am as an American. I love being Jewish — especially in a country that allows me to express my religion without the fear of persecution or punishment. I love getting to educate people and being the one that gets to help other people grow as individuals by teaching them about my religion and what it means.
My heritage is no less significant to me than my religion or citizenship. Being Latino is also a part of who I am. I am a product of my family who came from South America, and I love to brag about it because it makes me feel like I am a real contributor to what is the great, American “melting pot.”…
