Do you think heavy immigration is destroying host countries culture, customs and traditions in some ways?
915285
Definitely. No offense to asians, but it is a bit unnerving going to Italy, in order to experience Italian culture, and then to find to your dismay that your hotel is situated in China Town.... But there is not much we can do about it, is there....cultures come and go, i guess.
518102
wow! Good point.  I think anymore its just an excuse to have a family get together and eat lots of yummy goodies and be with the ones you love. And not so much about the real foundation of ones country.  Who wants to celebrate the slaughter of crude barbarians who just wanted to have the most land?
183072
you loose everyone eventually even yourself over time. they have issues because they feel like these love marriages are destroying their cultural purity.
737801
Nothing is being shoved down anybodies throat. Just the fear of other cultures, don't forget we are a nation of a variety of cultures blended in this great nation. I grew up in Texas which is a blend of both Spanish culture, German, and European culture. I must agree that there is a vast majority of Mexican movement into this country. But don't blame them, blame the companies who hire them or again blame the lazy a**   Americana's who abuse the welfare system and don't work. So your own culture is being threatened, if so how much do you really know what your own culture is..
251322
I really do have to agree with you on this.  So many cultures had hard times. Some more than others.  Jews, Gays, Gypsies, Blacks, the list could go on.  I understand what happened to their people but its over, we have learned (or rather are learning) from the mistakes of the past. So why constantly through it in our face?  I feel we don't owe them anything any longer.  We have tried desperately to rectify it.  But it seems that nothing we do matters.  I personally sick of it (and I can see others are as well)  I am not racist, I don't hate people for reasons such as race, back round, religion whatever.  But enough is enough and I feel its about time some one voiced it.
327279
I think just even trying to define a dominant culture in the US would be difficult.  We are a huge melting pot, filled with countless cultures and backgrounds, all with many defining "rituals" of their own.\n\nThere seems to be quite a few rites of passage already, though....like "sweet 16" parties, graduation parties, baptisms, bar mitzvahs, and simply making it through the teenage years intact ;)
391048
I agree with the comment about the first act on our soil is a crime.  And to wave their former countries flag about and demand ANYTHING is preposterous.  It is your former country for a reason, correct?  If it is your current country, here's your ticket.  If it is truly your former country, then for crying out loud ASSIMILATE!  I believe we were founded as a melting pot, not a storage shelf for your old icons and lifestyles.
810839
I wouldn't say that it's normal but it seem's to be very common.  I lived in London for 3 years after college and I met very few Brits who were proud of their country, culture or heritage.  Many were planning to move away - usually to Australia.  I often heard that the British policy on providing amnesty to foreign nationals was too soft and that Britain wasn't Britain anymore.
422364
A normal healthy economy does not depend on immigration. Mass immigration normally does more harm than good by promoting social unrest, breaking infrastructure, destablizing population, and increasing poverty. Immigration requires three conditions to be a good thing: 1) there is somewhere for those people to go, 2) there is something for them to do and someone to pay them for it, and 3) they are willing to assimilate into the existing culture. Without those three then you have high crime, poverty, and/or invasion.
898406
it would be a legitimate control to resort to if we needed to limit the number of immigrants coming into the country.  i don't know why it has never been done before.  i suppose that the hope is that the incentive of being a valued member of society and playing a part in it will be enough for them to quickly learn the language once they are here.  of course learning the language and playing a part in british society could also mean that people choose to reject their old traditions and customs, so preventing your family from learning the language may also help keep them in their place.  i suppose that in time the children of the immigrant families become integrated or am i just being too idealistic ?
605058
No just go on MXC or Viking and you can get back into the country. Once you are married to an American we own you. You are now ours and never allowed to return. We need culture here anyways...
525143
I hope legal immigration continues.  Fresh blood is good for countries, just like it is for families.  Every culture brings new ideas, new ways of doing things, approaching a problem, etc.  Illegal immigrants have got to be stopped. They are a huge drain on the economy of any country who has large numbers of them.  This is a problem that must be addressed and solved in the very near future.
1027929
Normally it doesn't. But if the culture is not open to foreigners or has some restrictions of it own which the foreigner can't go along with, then it can be a problem to Internation  Business. Otherwise, there isn't any problem
401865
Yes, I am currently living in another country and it does get alienating sometimes. Despite the hype about "Americans don't have any culture", that is really not true. When you live in other places you are shocked by some of the cultural norms in other countries. Certain things that are legal in other countries are illegal in the US.
274188
Native arts and crafts, as well as music and dancing, have gone all over the world.  That's a marvelous thing for the economies of the developing nations, because they can be cottage industries and individual efforts (in the case of performing arts), and therefore not only promote and maintain native crafts, but bring economic boon and promote tourism.  Not every country is eager to go through an "industrial age," after all.  It is now possible to develop right past the dirty smokestack phase into modern, much cleaner technology, and maintain a sense of culture along the way.\n\nIt's a boom time for collectors, obviously, for a wider area from which to collect.  I'm a doll collector, and you should see some of the incredibly beautiful dolls coming out of the countries that used to be behind the iron curtain!  Superb!
800235
I don't think immigrants are allowed depending on where they come from. It is a matter of happen-to-be.
867206
Its been happening for thousands of years and will never stop and is necessary.  Countries should be mindful to regulate it and also realize that most immigrants are ESCAPING thier bad situations and don't necessarily have a diabolical agenda.