Originally Posted by
NOTSONOOB
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In reality this is nothing new. What about all the little burgs in the bigger cities with Irish or Italian flags flying everywhere. People who couldn't speak English off of the boat. Little Italy, Chinatown, ect...ect..ect...
I grew up in a hotbed of Swede/Fins. There was a direct impact of culture in that area even today.
The bigger difference is that it can be shown so much more in today's media and scruitiny.
Immigrants have always imposed their cultures when they arrived as they did today as they did for your great-grandparents.
The only difference is that those of yester-year for the most part did it legally through places like Ellis Island.
Yeah but you saw those people strive to become part of "America" with a few exceptions. It's one thing to add eliments of foreign cultures to our own, that is one thing that accounts for the overall greatness of this country but when people refuse to even learn the language, then expect, no demand that we teach their kids in their native language and offer government services the illegals aren't entitled to in the first place in a native language? I don't think so.
Celebrating St. Paddys and Cinco De Mayo has become as American as Sweet and Sour Pork or Margaritas
Thats all great but we don't really want vast areas where the culture of another country replaces our own. China town, Little Siagon etc. is OK but lets face it, Southern California has gotten to the point where Mexican culture is overtaking our own and it is a direct result of uncontrolled immigration.