Must be his history book was published before the Korean War in an era when America still won wars, more or less. So let me set a few things straight here.

First, yes, I do live in the United States and I was born here. In fact, my mother's people were already here when some of these peoples' ancestors "discovered" America and named it America sometime later. And look what you've done with it! Be that as it may, whether or not one was "born here" makes no difference.

I suppose the same was said in Germany in 1936: "You're lucky you were born here and not in, uh, well, hmmm…" Give me a break here, people. Playing the "lucky" card is no different than saying, "You're lucky you were just beaten with a baseball bat and not a crowbar!"