How long does one need to be in the US to become an American? A year? Five, ten?

Many here seem to presume that they have a right to stay because they've been here long enough, but these children haven't. This is an implicit concession to anti-migrant arguments that no citizenship can be granted to those who haven't assimilated.

So, lets get specific. Where is the line being drawn to be considered one of 'us'? One, five, ten years? Are those Dreamers who speak more than English disqualified? Are those who haven't become protestants disqualified?

I thought it was bad enough that so many here were willing to throw their parents in front of the bus, but children now too? Being a citizen is nice, but we mustn't accept it at any cost. Certainly not by wishing ill will on others in similar situations to our own. If we do then we may gain US citizenship but at the cost of our membership to the human race.