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I'm not saying that we can't share those values with others, they need not be uniquely American (and indeed I hope they are not), but what is it that we, as Americans, think we stand for? What is it that draws so many to our shores and that so many other nations seek to emulate?

You have to wonder if nations seek to emulate us anymore. Agreed there was a time when they did but can that still be said? Do many come to these shores because of an old ideal that exists in their minds but no longer exists in reality? My guess is many come for "hope", hope of a better life, hope of more freedom, hope of more money to feed their families. One thing America does offer is hope, not a value but IMM something we do stand for.