A Melting Pot

What is an American?
Humm hard question to answer, I would say that being an American is a state of mind. You don't have to be born here, you don't have to have lived here for long, and you don't have to speak our language. Some people don't have to pay taxes, some people don't have to have jobs. Most people don't contribute to the society, and less people care about our environment. So what is an American? I think that we have defined an American as anyone who wants to be and is living in the United States or has lived here at some point. Many people outside of our country who have lived here for a short time claim to be Americans. Is there a setline that is drawn? And if so, can some people be wrong in assuming that they are Americans depending on this line? I think that everyone has their own idea on what a true American is. Some people think that you have to be born here and have lived here for all your life. Yet some people believe that if they move here they are automatically an American. I don't have a set idea on what an American is, to be honest I don't care who is or isn't an American. I wouldn't judge people if they were or weren't so why does it matter?