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DesideriScuri -> RE: Does Multiculturalism work? (7/18/2017 6:15:54 PM)
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ORIGINAL: vincentML
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Not all immigrants do, MM. And, I'd bet areas with more of those immigrants will have less success at integration.
And there is the nub of the problem, DS, you have only your own speculation about immigrant attitudes toward American culture. Assimilation is not a one way endevour; success depends heavily on how receptive the native population is. Have you hugged an immigrant today?
Where did I say it was a one-way endeavor, Vince? As a matter of fact, in Post#21, I said:quote:
The second lesson, and some posters brought it up already, is that adaptation and assimilation of both necessary for successful integration. For there to be successful integration, the newcomers have to accept that they will have to assimilate into the host culture more than the host culture will adapt to them. And, that's likely been the biggest issue with immigrants coming into the US and successfully integrating.
Outside missing a wrong word (used 'of' instead of 'are' linking adaptation and assimilation to both being necessary), I made the assertion that the host culture does have to adapt, too.
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Immigrants to the US face numerous challenges as they struggle to assimilate into American society while trying to retain their cultural and ethnic identity. These immigrants have been the victims of many racially based riots, police brutality and looting of their businesses by locals.
The dominant society also has many biases that make it difficult for immigrants to be accepted into the economic, political and social structure. However, technological innovations such as telephone and e-mail have eased the process of retaining their ethnic identity as they adjust to the mainstream. SOURCE
It is not necessarily a binary, either/or process. In the past, despite native prejudice most immigrant groups are well assimilated by the third generation.
My parents were immigrants but I have lived a life assimilated or integrated or whatever you wish to call it and still retain a pleasure in my old world identity.
I agree most immigrant groups assimilate well. However, my comment was that those groups who have more members unwilling to assimilate, or not wiling to assimilate enough will have the most difficulty fully integrating into the host culture. That was my point.
IMO, it's not the requirement of the host culture to adjust more than the incoming immigrants assimilate.
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