"Melting pot" FTW.
"Multiculturalism" didn't need to be coined as a word when they already had the right word ready to use: "Balkanization."
Immigration should be a contract. The nation taking the immigrants promises to treat the newcomers fairly, and as valued members of society—they promise the immigrants that after the process is complete, they are no different than a family that has been there for centuries. In return, the immigrants have the responsibility to integrate themselves into that society as well as they can. If they have values that are fundamentally at odds with that nation, they should in good faith not bother immigrating there. If it is found that a significant % of applicants from a certain country fail to integrate acceptably, then the quotas from those states should be slashed (and the applicants vetted for factors that improve their chances of integration), or even cut to zero.
Last edited by tater; 10-17-10 at 11:13 AM.
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