is that really j2k4? i almost thought i was reading a post by a flaming liberal, for a sec.Originally posted by j2k4@5 August 2004 - 12:22
I also think I was perhaps unclear as to my definition of "assimilation"; at this point, I'd settle for a recognition that English should be accepted as THE primary language by ALL immigrants, and that they abide our laws.
If they feel compelled to practice their cultural mores, who am I to complain?
the term "assimilation" in the u.s. does have a way of invoking the classic image of an immigrant chopping his family tree down and throwing it out with the bathwater 'cause he so enthusiastically desires to be an unhyphenated american, though.
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