6. In the final line of the poem, the speaker states, "I, too, am America." What does it mean to be American? Throughout history, how has America attempted to exclude certain groups of people? Do you think that America is more inclusive of various groups of people today? Why or why not?

During wars Americans have tried to exclude immigrants of the country's they were fighting against. For example German Americans were discriminated against in wwll despite living in America their whole lifes and never setting foot in Germany. I think that now people are not inclusive also because of how strict our immigration laws are.