Exactly my point. They want all the benefits of being in America, but want nothing to do with assimilating with American "culture".
It's a fine line perhaps, but I have no problem with a legal American immigrant wanting to retain customs from their native culture. That even includes the language. I don't think they should be FORCED to learn english. But honestly, if you want to truly "immigrate" here, you have to learn at least some of the language! You know, a foreign IMMIGRANT is someone who comes from another land, and eventually becomes a citizen of their new country by assimilating themselves into the culture. They desire such assimiliation, it's an impetus for their immigration. If you have no desire to assimilate whatsoever....you aren't an immigrant, you are an alien.....an illegal alien. > but if i were trying to make it my flag, i would do > everyfuckingthing i could to make it look a lot like > i was respecting it the way the people who im trying > to accept me, respect it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203648 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
