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Posted by Brian Tubbs Jan 27, 2007 |
Years ago, the term "Americanization" was used to describe the US perspective toward foreign immigrants. They were welcome into the US, so long as they gave up some or most of their former heritage to become Americans. E Pluribus Unum - "out of many...one."
Then, the cultural tide shifted leftward. With the 1960s and 70s, the US moved away from Americanization of foreign immigrants and toward multiculturalism. Sure, there are a few echoes of the past that remain. Case in point: US history tests for foreign immigrants who wish to be citizens. But...by and large...we now celebrate diversity and discourage nationalism.
According to Heritage Foundation expert Matthew Spalding, we need to go back to the old way of doing things....
http://www.heritage.org/Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/fp3.cfm
What do you think?