Rep. Steve King blasted for 'our civilization' tweet

Mithros said:

Seriously you should!

And you're right, diversity isn't some magical thing that leads to success. Sure, having daily contact with people with vastly different backgrounds gives you a sense of understanding that you wouldn't otherwise have. And different backgrounds lead to different ways of thinking about problems which can lead to breakthroughs. But in the grand scheme of things it's probably overrated..... except..,

Think about it this way: Moving down the street can be stressful. Moving to a new country? In which you don't speak the language? That's a terrifying thought. Most people aren't willing to move cities. What kind of person takes that kind of a risk? What kind of person leaves everything they know and moves to a foreign land on a shoe string budget not knowing how they're going to make ends meet?

An American.

That's why we are who we are. We need the people who are so hungry for the American dream that they're willing to risk everything. And it's not something that we can replace from within. Not only do they add energy and vitality to our economy, but they force us to work hard and adapt. And if you're not pushing the envelope, you're falling behind.

We can either welcome the most ambitious from other countries here where they will contribute to America's greatness, or we can turn them away and let them compete against us.

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Mac77 said:

The melting pot is no longer the American dream for many immigrants.

It has been replaced by people who want a smorgusboard instead

They come to America expecting us to accept them as they are rather than tryiing to become like us.

The example I often use is the Egyptian taxi driver who murdered his two teenage daughters for becoming too American

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akyron said:

Honor killing in America: DOJ report says growing problem is hidden in stats

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxn...-mulls-guidelines-as-grim-toll-rises.amp.html

“Cases of honor killings and/or violence in the U.S. are often unreported because of the shame it can cause to the victim and the victim’s family,” Farhana Qazi, a former U.S. government analyst and senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies on Terrorism, told FoxNews.com. “Also, because victims are often young women, they may feel that reporting the crime to authorities will draw too much attention to the family committing the crime.”

"The report, which estimated that 23-27 honor killings per year occur in the U.S., noted that 91 percent of victims in North America are murdered for being “too Westernized,” and in incidents involving daughters 18 years or younger, a father is almost always involved. And for every honor killing, there are many more instances of physical and emotional abuse, all in the name of fundamentalist Islam."

Lack of assimilation is a huge problem on many levels.

Hey. Guess what happened in Sweden?

Honor killing' shakes up Sweden after man slays daughter who wouldn't wed

'Honor killing' shakes up Sweden after man slays daughter who wouldn't wed

BOTKYRKA, Sweden - When Fadime Sahindal told police her life had been threatened, they gave her an alarm system. When she approached politicians for help, they told her to make peace with her parents.
And when she appealed in television interviews for aid in escaping a death sentence imposed by her father after she refused an arranged marriage, she provoked sympathy among Swedes - whose more liberal outlook she shared - but little willingness to get involved in a family matter.

Now that she's dead, shot in the head by her father, the 26-year-old victim of an "honor killing" is drawing attention to the cultural double standards she battled.

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