Loading ...My wife and I are both naturalized citizens of the USA .
A year and a half ago we traveled into my native Canada to visit my place of birth , visit family and the graves of family members , and visit friends , as well as attend the Highland Games in the county of my father’s birth . On our return we presented our US passports , and supported our identities with our second passports ( dual citizenship ) . Big mistake , I guess . The attitude of the border agent got snarly . He rather rudely asked why we had become Americans . I was too dumbfounded to reply as I should have , that we believe in the Constitution and Bill of Rights … principles that we believe in and swore to uphold , contrary to the actions of many in government and government agencies . We were waved on with a final snarl .
I must say that it is rare that I have been treated that way …. usually border agents are quite friendly and welcome our return to the country we have chosen to become citizens of ( not born into and for many of the unappreciative , all too often ignorant of its founding principles ) .
It is sad that the education system is failing to teach what a gift the founders gave to those born here . It is also sad that our taxes support federal employees such as that one , with little recourse to terminate his employment . He was / is a poor ambassador of the nation .