Immigration is s a slippery slope for most politicians because in today's culture of political correctness no one wants to offend another. I love America and would fight for this country if it meant keeping its freedoms and ideals. Many Americans would lay their lives for their beloved country, but as our government continues to prove its ineptness, those good ol' America is the best country in world types are becoming disenchanted by our government's irresponsibility. Our country used to be one that upheld the law, but over the last 20 years we have ignored the increasing problem of illegal immigrants. The biggest concern is terrorists. If I was a terrorists, I would enter America through the path of least resistance. There is no question that entering America through Mexico would be much simpler for terrorists than through Immigration Services. We have demonstrated very poor judgement with our border control. Now, we are facing an extraordinary flow of immigrants to our country, and this is a burden we may not be able to bare.
The multiculturalist perspective is one that sounds good in theory, and ideally, we would be unified by a common bond, but will we? Kirsch states similar sentiment,
"I want to focus my remarks on the distinctions between these two conceptions of multiculturalism. On the surface, they have a lot in common. Both seem to advocate pluralism, express admiration for diversity, and have a broad sympathy for the values to be found in all cultures. But in their philosophical and practical implications the two conceptions are polar opposites. One version is the universalistic view of Melville, which might be called "cosmopolitanism." The other is a particularistic vision that stresses loyalty to one's local culture. It could be called ethnocentrism, but one can also use the less pejorative term "ethnic loyalism."So the issue about multiculturalism that we need to decide is this: Do we define ourselves as belonging to a particular "ethnos" or do we define ourselves as belonging to a broad "cosmopolis"?
That was a mouthful, but I think it highlights one very disconcerting trend we are experiencing in America today. There is as much division to today in America as there ever was. I do not see the unity across our great land that made America the most powerful nation in the world. I see America as a shell of its former self if the current trends are not corrected. There is much more ethnic loyalism than cosmopolitanism in America today, and the education system knows it because there would not be such an urgency to assimilate our cultures if this were not true. The hispanics need to learn English if they want to be Americans not the other way around. We are converting everything Spanish to accommodate them, why? During the Roman empire there were a few groups the Romans were not able to dominate and suppress in order to establish their culture in place of the indigenous one. The Jews and German Barbarians were at least two cultures that were a thorn in the side of the Roman Empire. Right now, there are two groups that going to giving us trouble as well. The muslims some will assimilate but many will not, and the Hispanics are but very slowly. I say this out of concern for our country. Why do we continually invite more foreigners to our nation, instead of, coming to grips with reality? Aren't we just inviting more trouble down the road?
This responsibility is put squarely on the shoulders of the education system. We must develop a curriculum that engages all and teaches various perspectives. If we do not, then, the very fabric that held this wonderful country together will begin to disintegrate. I do not believe the curriculum necessarily needs an overhaul, but if our goal is unity, then, we definitely need a multicultural perspective to bring harmony to the imbalance. We must embrace a cosmopolitan perspective as opposed to ethnocentric.
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