What Makes an American?

I think being an American is all about the spirit. We never know what we are. Most people know who they are but probably a couple hundred generations we were all the same race. There have been many times where people flee from one place to another, where do they technically belong? For babies who were smuggled into a country at birth, they might think they're American the entire time since they grew up here their entire life, but do they belong to that other country where they remember nothing about or do they belong here? If you had changed your citizenship from another country, are you now American or are you still from your origin roots? There are many people who have US citizenship but still say they're from so and so. What about the people who ran away from their countries to escape to the US?

The US was created and found to welcome people of all backgrounds and help people escape prejudice. Being an American is what you feel you are. If you feel that you'd rather be known as an American than something else and you feel that you are worthy enough for a title. To be an American you should also be accepting of others because that is why it was created, so people can have a place to be accepted. You need to love the country and to appreciate the fact that you're here. If you don't even know anything about your roots, then is there even a point to be that? It's like this question, is it something that makes you up more or less important then something that you make up?