The usual meme is that conservatives (on this topic, anyone who disapproves of the way our government fails to deal with illegal immigration can be considered “conservative”) are racists and nationalists who think less of people who aren’t from America. The problem with this meme, of course, is that most people who have an issue with illegal immigration, myself included, are thrilled to see articles like this one:

The 33-year-old was one of 79 people who gathered Monday at the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse in Charleston to become naturalized citizens of the United States.

Perez was the only person from Belgium in attendance.

Others were from Ethiopia, Mexico, Iran, the Philippines, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Republic of China, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Russia, India, Taiwan, Jamaica, Peru, Kenya, Greece, Canada, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Venezuela, Germany, Dominican Republic, Australia, Ireland, the Bahamas and Morocco.

This is a great story, but I have to wonder: are these ceremonies rarer than I thought, or was it just a really slow news day?