Another manifestation of assimilation is
learning (and living) the adopted country’s culture, particularly its dominant
values and manners. Contrary to leftists’ constant bleats,
multiculturalism is not a strength. It is a sign that a
nation, or at least its ruling class, is committing suicide.
In 2007, Robert Putnam -- author
of Bowling
Alone (2000) -- published an article, “E
Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century,” which
showed that the more diverse a community is -- in terms of the number of
immigrants, ethnicity, etc. -- the less trust members have in others, including
the political system, and even themselves.
Although, Putnam -- perhaps bowing
toward political correctness -- claimed that previous immigrants were
eventually assimilated and then contributed to America’s sense of community,
the country’s experience with (mostly legal) immigrants in the 19th and
early 20th centuries occurred before elites lost belief in
themselves and the U.S. Today, our ruling
class -- i.e., most politicos and the chattering classes -- lacking
belief in the country’s exceptionalism and their own rectitude, makes virtually
no effort to assimilate recent immigrants (legal or otherwise).
Once-upon-a-time, (mostly legal) immigrants
were expected to learn America’s history, to honor its heroic personalities and
observe its official holidays. Today, not only is our history not taught
(to immigrants or to natural born Americans), newly naturalized citizens aren’t
required to take an oath of loyalty to the United States………….
In 1965, leftists, led by Ted Kennedy, changed
U.S. immigration law, blithely assuring people the new policy would have no
significant effect on America’s population. Today, unless changes are
made, and soon, we will find that Kennedy and his ilk were wrong, and Raspail
was right.
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