The first group of Italians didn't fully assimilate. Only the kids began to assimilate.  I think the same happened with the Irish and the polish and the Japanese, all of them.

 

They all come in groups, form communities, and eventually the second and third generations are fully assimilated.  The first cohort that enters the USA don't really get assimilated into the culture...  They bring thier own into the USA, they bring thier own food, thier own traditions, thier own holidays...  It's thier kids, and thier kid's kids that are the ones that become fully americanized, for lack of a better word.

 

Plus, what is assimilation??  I mean, really?  In a country where freedom of speech and religion is protected, what does assimilation even mean.  That you have to love the constitution?  Fine, but you can love the constitution and still not learn English and not celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas.  

 

The whole thing is [BLEEP], just like trumps thought process.

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