"I call it Extreme Vetting."

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"I call it Extreme Vetting."

MalabarJag
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08-16-2016, 10:48 AM

Quote: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.

The early immigrants took generations to assimilate, as you point out. But they came here because they saw the US as a better place. They wanted to become Americans to the best of their ability. To use Italy as an example, they did not aspire to be Italians living in the US. They did not demand that everyone learn Italian. They did not demand that schools teach classes in Italian.

For many groups there is no assimilation. A majority of Muslims in the US still want Sharia law observed, including 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Muslims. They are NEVER going to assimilate.

And it's not just assimilation. Nowadays, many of the immigrants come here to get what they view the US owes them. They don't want to be Americans, they want to take back what they perceive as having been stolen from them by the US. I heard a very eloquent speaker at a graduation ceremony basically claim that the US owed it to the Mexicans to let them immigrate. Owed!

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"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-15-2016, 06:42 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Rashean27Mathis - 08-15-2016, 06:43 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by lastonealive - 08-15-2016, 06:48 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by StroudCrowd1 - 08-15-2016, 06:50 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Indy2Jax - 08-15-2016, 07:03 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by StroudCrowd1 - 08-15-2016, 07:16 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-15-2016, 07:22 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Ringo - 08-15-2016, 08:10 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-15-2016, 08:33 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-15-2016, 08:48 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-15-2016, 08:56 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-15-2016, 09:00 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-15-2016, 09:12 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by americus 2.0 - 08-15-2016, 09:31 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by badger - 08-15-2016, 09:37 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by rollerjag - 08-15-2016, 09:40 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-15-2016, 09:51 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by WingerDinger - 08-15-2016, 10:45 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by rollerjag - 08-15-2016, 11:07 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-15-2016, 11:20 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by JackCity - 08-15-2016, 11:32 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 06:40 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by americus 2.0 - 08-16-2016, 08:37 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 08:54 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 08:55 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by flsprtsgod - 08-16-2016, 08:58 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 09:40 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by lastonealive - 08-16-2016, 09:55 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 09:58 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by americus 2.0 - 08-16-2016, 10:05 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by lastonealive - 08-16-2016, 10:23 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 10:29 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 10:32 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 10:42 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-16-2016, 10:45 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by FBT - 08-16-2016, 10:46 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by MalabarJag - 08-16-2016, 10:48 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 11:02 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by americus 2.0 - 08-16-2016, 11:06 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Byron LeftTown - 08-16-2016, 11:07 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by JaG4LyFe - 08-16-2016, 11:40 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by FBT - 08-16-2016, 11:49 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 12:02 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 12:04 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 12:10 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-16-2016, 12:15 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by FBT - 08-16-2016, 12:17 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 12:36 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-16-2016, 12:44 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 12:52 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Byron LeftTown - 08-16-2016, 12:52 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 12:57 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 01:06 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 01:15 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Indy2Jax - 08-16-2016, 01:20 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-16-2016, 01:40 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 01:58 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 02:05 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 02:06 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-16-2016, 02:12 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Kotite - 08-16-2016, 02:18 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Jaguar Warrior - 08-16-2016, 02:20 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 02:25 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by jagibelieve - 08-16-2016, 04:02 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by jagibelieve - 08-16-2016, 04:37 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Byron LeftTown - 08-16-2016, 05:00 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by JackCity - 08-16-2016, 05:06 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 06:56 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by lastonealive - 08-16-2016, 07:01 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 09:08 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 09:19 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 09:29 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by flsprtsgod - 08-16-2016, 09:57 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-16-2016, 10:01 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 10:03 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by flsprtsgod - 08-16-2016, 10:11 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-16-2016, 10:25 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by Byron LeftTown - 08-17-2016, 10:26 AM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by pirkster - 08-18-2016, 06:19 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by The_Anchorman - 08-18-2016, 06:51 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by realtorpat - 08-15-2016, 10:37 PM

"I call it Extreme Vetting." - by flsprtsgod - 08-16-2016, 08:52 PM

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