President Trump understands something they never will: It's impossible to remove us from American history. 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic ancestors from Italy weren’t performing voodoo or ritual animal sacrifice in America 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors didn’t come here w their hands out 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors never took welfare from the government- they would RATHER HAVE STARVED than do so 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors learned the language of America 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors CHANGED THEIR LAST NAMES to assimilate in America 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors fought in World War I, World War II, and subsequent wars 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors helped to BUILD AMERICAS roads, dams, tunnels, sewers, and infrastructure 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors believed family stood as a bulwark against the larger, sometimes hostile, institutions. 🇮🇹My Roman Catholic Italian ancestors believed in family 🇮🇹 Despite the prejudice they faced here, despite being the victims of the LARGEST MASS LYNCHING in American history you will NEVER hear us complaining or acting as if we’re owed anything or asking for anything from the government 🇮🇹Our work ethic and desire to improve helped Italian culture become an integral part of the fabric of American life. Italians will NOT be erased and our history in this country will not be revised HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY 🇺🇸 Felice Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo 🇺🇸🇮🇹 #ColumbusDay #Italian