The article is not talking about a blending of cultures, it is saying "you are not welcome in America unless you educate your children in places where they pray to our God, unless you stip practising all those un-American customs you have where you come from, unless you speak like us, unless you want to sing our anthem and salute our flag"
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If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, 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. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every! citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. 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 American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE
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I mean, when you read this, how do you reconcile it to your statements of a "melting pot" of "celebrating differences"?
The article is mean to create hostility to people who look different, act different, talk different, pray to different Gods... a state has the right to the rule of law, but not to tell people what to believe of what their culture should be. People who come to America should be subject to American law, if English is not their strongest langauge, there should be support for them to learn, and also support so that they can actually understand the law and what they are entitled to,,, because we understand that when one says "all offical documents in English" this means that if you speak Spanish you probably wont be able to claim welfare/benefits that you are entitled to, that you may be exploited in the workplace because you dont understand your rights and no one seems to represent you.
American culture is unique, because it has no real roots in history of the land, but it is a constant flux of so many different influances, and this has been a great strength of America. The goal is to encourage this, the goal is that the American dream be as open now to people who are hopeless and cannot find their home in their own land as it was 150 years ago.
The article demonstrates a staggering or willful ignorance of history, refusing to accept that the "American culture" that they talk of IS the culture of immigrants. America was not a Christian country, it was filled with people who worshipped nature, America is not a capitalist country, it was filled with peasants who lived form the land, America is not a democratic country, it was filled with tribal communist societies. Everything that this article calls America is the European incarnation of America, a very recent and modern creation.
Again, this article leaves a bad taste in my mouth, it is hateful and hostile - filled with statements that amount to saying "you are not welcome, your kind are not welcome"