why do europeans want immigrants to assimilate into the european culture?
818851
If they want to move to Europe they have to accept that they have to fit in with European culture and society.\n\nIf they don't want to do that then they should go somewhere that already has their own culture.
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Assimilation is a cultural thing. Culture is define by the behavior, traditions, customs, religion, and language of a civilization. The Mexican culture has no similarities to the European. This is why it is a difficult process and takes several generations to partially assimilate to the American Culture. The American culture is a combination of many cultures and differs from region to region. The technology you mention has nothing to do with a human condition. And if talking about globalization, these social problems were foreseen and it is all up to us to solve them with tolerance and be more objective instead of personal. Globalization means the globe will close in and we need to share what resources we have, protect what we have left of them and be reasonable or  we can help destroy it, it's our choice.
471964
Because they want to invade the world ... \njust look at France , Malaysia , Indonesia ....\nIn the immigration to Eu continue like that : in 300 years EU will be a Muslim place and women will be dressed there as Chinese Ninja...\nIn Algeria an average family got about 10 childrens : 8 of them move to France and EU .. The same situation in Turkey (moving to Germany .)
930447
peace and respect depends to individuals and then look towards the life style, \n\nthe whole world thinks it will be better to get migrated to US for peace and security , \n\nBut you are trying to stone thro from glass cage
845840
Because they're French.
683772
That's a great question.  I don't know but my guess is maybe they know they have a better chance of changing America than the country they came from. Most immigrants leave their country for economic, religious, or safety reasons.
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I am from China...I can read your message because we also have internet access(I wonder how you think of Chinese,uncivilized?)\n\nEuropeans used to be weak ethnic groups. Unfortunately, hundreds years ago,europea became very strong because of social and scientific revolution.And China only stayed here. The result is the invasion from European countries.\nAnd now,Europeans are  comparatively rich and stable than most other countries. Some of them are ignorant,arrogant and racial.Some appear to be friendly. \nUnlike the north America,the cultures in europea are highly diverse.  We can't generalize something to all Europeans. Europeans people seem to cherish their own culture.
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Current proposals include English fluency for citizenship.\n\nSimilar objections are raised with every new wave of immigrants, but they will be absorbed as was the preceeding wave. \n\nI lived in a multicultural environment as a child, and enjoyed it all.  Many Italian mothers and grandmothers spoke only their native language, but my Irish grandparents came with English and Gaelic. Those Italians who were not home-bound by culture quickly learned English on the streets, and in school. At home they spoke to their elders in Italian. My Russian Polish Jewish stepfather, born in the U.S., could communicate in many languages, but most often Yiddish.\n\nWe all learned and experienced ceremonies, holidays, customs, foods, dances and songs from one another.  When we spent our summers at the seashore - no A/C in those days - we performed those songs and dances with and for one another.  \n\nToday, all of us feel assimilated, and appreciate the many gifts passed down from those who braved the unknown to come to America.  None of us are terrorists or criminals, nor are any that I still know xenophobic or racist.  We are mostly tolerant, socially progressive and fiscally conservative.  Politically we are split 50/50.\n\nJust as in the late 1800's when our grandparent's lived in the Irish, Italian and Jewish ghettos of NYC today's immigrant finds comfort and safety in being with "his own kind."  Over time many diverse interests replace language and skin color as reasons to be neighbors.  Today my neighbors' lineages are: a Dane with an Irish wife, a German with a Portuguese wife, a Norwegian with an Irish husband, an English pair, and the Irish in my home.  So too will it be for the wave now arriving.
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IMMIGRANTS, NOT BRITON'S, MUST ADAPT.  Take It Or Leave It.  I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture.  Since the terrorist attacks on London, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Brits.  However, the dust from the attacks has barely settled and the "politically correct" crowd begin complaining about the possibility that our patriotism is offending others.  I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone\nwho is seeking a better life by coming to Britain. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.  This idea of London being a multicultural\ncommunity has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.  As Britons, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.  This culture has been developed over centuries of wars, struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and\nwomen who have sought freedom.  We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.  Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!\n\n"In God We Trust" is our National Motto.  This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan.  We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly\ndocumented.  It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools.  If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.\n\nIf the union Flag offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go", then You should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.  We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from.\n\nThis is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.  But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great British freedom, "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".  If you aren't happy here then b*gger off!  We didn't force you to come here.  You asked to be here.  So accept the country YOU accepted.  Pretty easy really, when you think about it.\nI figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it Will also, sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please.
217341
Guess Europeans are just superior beings...\n\nHow's that for sarcasm?
393648
Because Europeans have a better education system than we do here in the US.  Most Americans care only about themselves, their community or their State.  Europeans on the other hand realize that what happens in one country - be it good or bad - can happen in theirs.  Therefore they learn all they can about other governments and their people.
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"Young whites"? "Muslims"? \n\nYour question and your definitions sound racist and shallow. You shouldn't generalize people like that. I believe the problem that you are trying to underline is much more deeper.\n\nColonization and liberal economy systems has its ups and downs. Bringing cheap labor from third world countries and colonies usually generates a cultural and economical gap  between immigrants and natives. This usually causes frustration and as a result; friction between groups.\n\nThat is what is happening in Europe right now. This situation has got nothing to do with peoples skin color or religion. If you need more information, I would suggest you to do some research and reading about political science, political history and the Industrial Revolution Era in Europe.
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Travis, forgive me if you're right in principle you're may not be right in the form nor in the general reasoning.\n\nAccording to your thought you own that country because you went there, colonized it with the force, made it yours and now you're there and rule. \nIt's right for that reason that, just like you did, anyone else could go there, kick your butt and settle a brand new type of civilization (It will happen eventually but i think you'll be too old or dead to see it happening). \n\nBut that is not the point!\nThe point is simply that the reasoning WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS greatly sucks in general for the following reason.\n- It's true the US are a nation of immigrants. But it is also true that, leaving natives aside, it was originally colonized by WHITE CAUCASIANS OF ENGLISH ORIGINS. Therefore, if US are what they are in terms of economy, living standards, etc, that is MAINLY DUE to the organization inprint provided by those ENGLISH WHITE CAUCASIANS. No one is saying that African slaves or Chinese didn't do their part. But we are are not talking about the workers but rather about the neural system that shaped the US as they are today. That was due to WHITE CAUCASIAN ENGLISH PEOPLE (It's not a case if UK is still a power to reckon with economically, while the rest of Europe is going down). That measn that allowing too many illegals or even legals of any nation whose traditions and habits are very different from yours, could or would (longterm) an uneven balancing of the racial groups. In short one new racial/religious group could begin to gain power and exert more pressure to dominate. The thing appears ridiculous untill the amount of WHITE CAUCASIANS is still majority (and strenghtened by the amount of immigrates who share your own values) but it's not said that will always be so, if the US keep allowing in "PIGS AND DOGS" just to show up how democratic they are (Even though after they let in all those people have to control some 200 million telephones to be sure no one is misbehaving). \nOne thing the US and Europe as well should begin to think about, in the light of the recent events is:\n\n1) Stopping immigration flows; especially those relating to some specific ethnic or religious groups.\n2) Begin to expel all illegals, no matter what and regardless of any diplomatic issue \n3) Ensure the racial balance will always be on the white caucasian with afros (whom in good and bad seem to be those who better adapted to the real US values)\n\nSee, i am not an American citizen; I am an Italian who lives in Italy but i see my country infested with immigrants who kill, scrounge, steal jobs, ask for rights they would never give us in their countries, try to force us to ply to their wills (Muslims in particular), organize in gangs (Latinos in general), rape whole families, rob and kill people with a smile and then laugh (Romanians, Albanians), kidnap kids, steal and scrounge off the government (ROM Gipsies). And all this happens despite our unemployment rate ranges between 8 and 50% in some areas, which should let you understand we DO NOT NEED IMMIGRATES in Italy. I think you don't need many of them in the US either as in most cases all what they do is working for 1/10 of what any american would do, killing the job market.\nWhat a pity your reasoning was based on FORCE, while the actual problem is much more complex. But i do see your point and your rage (Which is shared by many others around the world)
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Good question.  That is a serious concern of mine.  Look at France.  They are currently dealing with a gigantic almost-fundamentalist Muslim subculture that has not assimilated.  I suspect liberal ideals that ran amuck caused this.  But it was prior to the 60's that this idea got around.\n\nThe presumption was that all cultures are equal and should be respected.  That's fine in theory, but what actually happens is that you start to get a transplanted version of foreign countries in your country if they do not assimilate, and particularly if they live in groups that are not integrated into society.  Assimilate does not require that you completely give up your heritage.  It simply requires that you hold the most important ideals of your new country.
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I'm Canadian, and we seem to be taking a huge variety of immigrants.   Quebec of course chooses its own immigrants and wants them from francophone countries, mostly from former French colonies in Africa.\n\nI think immigrants from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand should be favored because they can fit into our workforce very fast and our countries are closely related, so the standard xenophobic reasons for restricting immigration don't apply so much.
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I am Italian and live in Italy but have worked for US companies for many years and know many Americans.\n\nI think the answer to your question changes according to whom you address it to!\n\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are only the WHITES of ANGLOSAXON ORIGINS who originally went to America to colonize it. They are the more "extremistic" but they also have some good values that would deserve more attention\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are all those who entered, enter and will enter US LEGALLY, no matter what their nationality is.\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are only those who colonized the continent over a certain period of time (which is why also Black people can be considered REAL AMERICANS)\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are ALL those who believe in American Values (Or those that have remained), while all the others are not Americans.\n\nIn actual fact, in regard to immigration, there is NO REAL AMERICAN as the definition of IMMIGRATE, be it legal or illegal excludes the fact that one is AMERICAN; nor can someone who got an US citizenship two days, weeks, months ago, be considered A REAL AMERICAN, since he doesn't have "absorbed" any of those values (love for your country, belief in GOD etc etc), which characterize a REAL AMERICAN.\nA REAL AMERICAN IMMIGRATE, to me, is the one who, having entered the US LEGALLY, has put roots in a given place and has accepted and adopted the same values and lifestyle of the country feeding him, without biting the hand that's feeding you. This doesn't mean he cannot complain about what goes and doesn't go, but simply mean sometimes it's better to shut up than open his mouth to eat air.\nThe point with the US is that while on the one side the government monitors everyone's life, on the other side they allow too many people to do what they want to avoid being considered racist. And there is a great difference between being RACIST and BOWING with your BUTT pointed towards these hords of people coming in and WANTING WANTING WANTING WANTING without GIVING GIVING GIVING GIVING.
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If they want to be Americans BE AMERICAN.