All Posts Tagged With: "assimilation"
In Defense of the Huddled Masses
In April Arizona attracted national attention when it enacted a strict anti-immigration law, SB1070, which authorizes police having “lawful contact” with a person who arouses “reasonable suspicion” that he is an illegal alien to make a “reasonable attempt . . . to determine the immigration status of the person.” The law is intended to make [...]
25Aug2010 | Aeon J. Skoble | 21 comments | ContinuedLanguage, Loyalty, and Liberty
The equanimity with which Americans have watched their freedoms flee puzzles many of us, but perhaps I’ve solved the mystery: they’re too busy worrying about the English language instead. They fear its imminent expiration, however exaggerated reports of that death may be. Some blame rap music, text-messaging, or state-enforced “education” for English’s demise; many fault [...]
1Oct2008 | Becky Akers | 0 comments | ContinuedCan We Tell Those Huddled Masses to Scram? Immigration and the Constitution
In 1873 some Presbyterians in Kentucky invited a young Canadian to be their pastor. Tensions in the border state were still high following the War of Southern Independence, and the congregants hoped that a neutral outsider could pacify folks not only within their own church but even across denominations. Rev. A.B. Simpson succeeded so well [...]
1Nov2006 | Becky Akers | 27 comments | ContinuedAssimilation, American Style by Peter D. Salins
Basic Books • 1996 • 272 pages • $26.00 Rita Simon teaches in the department of justice, law and society, School of Public Affairs at American University, Washington, D.C. Author Peter Salins says up front that he had two major reasons for writing Assimilation, American Style. First, to tell about the wonderful contributions immigrants have [...]
1Mar1998 | Rita J. Simon | 2 comments | Continued-
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