WHERE ARE ALL THE AMERICANS?::))


A Somali arrives in New York as a new immigrant to the United States.

He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, “Thank you Mr. American for letting me in this country and giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care and free education!”  But the passerby says, “You are mistaken, I am
Mexican.”

The Somali goes on and encounters another passerby and says, “Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in America!” The person says, “I no American, I am Vietnamese.”

The new arrival walks further, and the next person he stops, he immediately grabs his  hand and shakes it, saying, ”Thank you for the wonderful America and so many gifts to me!”  That person puts up his hand and says, “Don’t thank me.  I am from Middle East, I am not an American!”

He finally sees a nice, young lady and asks suspiciously, “Are you an American?”  She says, “No, I am from Russia!”  So he is puzzled now beyond belief, and asks her, “Where are all the Americans?”

The Russian lady looks at her watch, shrugs, and says…

“Probably at work.”

14 May 2009
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dug said,  

i like it.
at some point our families came from other countries but most had to struggle to make it. times have changed.

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poside said,  

In contrary if the somaly travel all over the planet and ask, “are you chinese?”. The answer likely always yes. :D

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Andrew said,  

I am an emigrant from South Africa, I work hard everyday, pay my taxes help my neighbors where I can. Only a minority of emigrants use or even qualify for social programs, see the The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 for details.
Here are some stats for you:
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, statistics for the food stamp program are as follows:[7]

* 51 percent of all participants are children (17 or younger), and 65 percent of them live in single-parent households.
* 55 percent of food stamp households include children.
* 9 percent of all participants are elderly (age 60 or over).
* 79 percent of all benefits go to households with children, 14 percent go to households with disabled persons, and 7 percent go to households with elderly persons.
* 36 percent of households with children were headed by a single parent, the overwhelming majority of whom were women.
* The average household size is 2.3 persons.
* The average gross monthly income per food stamp household is $640.
* 41 percent of participants are white; 36 percent are African-American, non-Hispanic; 18 percent are Hispanic; 3 percent are Asian, 2 percent are Native American, and 1 percent are of unknown race or ethnicity.

An annual report released by the USDA about the composition of households participating in the Food Stamp Program is identified as the Characteristics Report.

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