America is an idea that is defined by the possibility of anyone becoming a citizen.

It perfectly expressed the principle, the claim, the myth-as you please-that America is an idea. That it does not matter where you are from. That, in fact, America will in this moment explicitly and proudly acknowledge the sheer variety of places you are all from. That built in to the heart of the United States is the republican ideal not just that anyone can become an American, but that this possibility is what makes the country what it is.