Mexican Immigrants Do Not Assimilate Quickly in US, Study Finds - Page 2

Bodhisattva · 05-17-08, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Edify_Always_In_All_Ways

This is actually really interesting. Here's hoping you don't get attacked by various posters crying 'xenophobe'- even if we do disagree on everything.

Remember, DP- America may be a melting pot, but you can't have a melting pot when things don't actually melt.

America IS NOT a Melting Pot
America IS a Mixed Salad though...

We do not melt and blend into one.
We combine unique differences and mix together to make each other taste better under the blanket covering of a yummy dressing.

Black are not white, just as croutons are not tomatos.
Spanish is not English, just as endive lettuce is not butter lettuce.

But we all come together into this wonderful salad of solidarity called America if mixed well enough.

jfuh · 05-18-08, 10:54 PM

CNS news? Sorry if I don't quite believe 99% of what they publish.

That said, so what? They don't assimilate it's their loss it's disadvantageous to them they can't communicate with the rest of the nation they're the ones that will be at a disadvantage and tough luck.
Frankly though I do like fiesta's I do like quesidilla's and I do like the strong value they place on family relations.
I don't care too much for Spanish but for interest in another culture I won't reject learning it. On the other hand I'll give a call to corporate about the operations of a particular store should the attendee not be able to understand what I say because of a language impediment and not even try to work with me that's just bad work ethics that I nor anyone else need put up with.
Can't speak it, that's your problem, not mine.

Rogue · 05-20-08, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by americanwoman

Actually most people who work in "little Mexicos" are bilingual. And if they are not completetly bilingual they are learning and trying to speak English because, believe it or not, but many non-Spanish speaking people frequent those places so they do have to speak English.

I know that having the "little Mexicos" is not what encourage non-assimilation, if that was the case everyone from "little China" or "little Italy" or whatever wouldn't have assimilated either. It has to do specifically with Mexicans.

Let's see, the majority of the illegals in this country are uneducated poverty rejects from Mexico who don't speak English. So where ever THESE particular uneducated poverty rejects who don't speak English CONGREGATE are the "Little Mexicos" I'm talking about. That part of the Latino community that is illegal. Say an illegal uneducated poverty reject from Mexico who doesn't speak English works as a roofer where the foreman and owner are the only ones who speak English. So after these illegal uneducated Mexican poverty rejects who don't speak English get off work they go back to that vast illegal alien underground where all of these illegal uneducated Mexican poverty rejects congregate and live. There are such hordes of illegals in this country who don't speak English, that the ones who don't speak English don't have to speak English to get by.