The Fabric of America (2007)
“By ignoring this question, Americans acquiesce to their eventual transformation into two peoples with two cultures (Anglo and Hispanic) and two languages (English and Spanish).
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON,“The Clash of Civilizations?” 1993 Immigration has always challenged the values of American society. The conflict is inherent in the democratic structure and the guarantees of freedom that enable those already inside the frontier to mold their society. Because U.S. democracy affords the same opportun...ities to each new wave of migrants, it is inevitable that existing citizens should resent the new arrivals who come with their own values and priorities, knowing that they will alter what is already in place.
The pattern began with the edicts of the Puritans that guaranteed coreligionists in their “city built on a hill” unprecedented political liberty, but banned the practice of any other religions or even variant forms of Protestantism. As late as the 1700s, the first appearance of Catholic settlers in Massachusetts provoked an order for the arrest of “any Popish Priest and other Papists.”MoreLess
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON,“The Clash of Civilizations?” 1993 Immigration has always challenged the values of American society. The conflict is inherent in the democratic structure and the guarantees of freedom that enable those already inside the frontier to mold their society. Because U.S. democracy affords the same opportun...ities to each new wave of migrants, it is inevitable that existing citizens should resent the new arrivals who come with their own values and priorities, knowing that they will alter what is already in place.
The pattern began with the edicts of the Puritans that guaranteed coreligionists in their “city built on a hill” unprecedented political liberty, but banned the practice of any other religions or even variant forms of Protestantism. As late as the 1700s, the first appearance of Catholic settlers in Massachusetts provoked an order for the arrest of “any Popish Priest and other Papists.”MoreLess
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