Governments should require new citizens to assimilate into the native culture. Assimilation improves citizens’ wellbeing, increases social mobility, and increases the diversity of a society, because assimilated peoples are not forced to disregard their old culture, but rather to learn to understand and accept the culture of their new country.
By requiring new citizens to adopt the host country’s cultural customs and beliefs, increases the unity of the nation while reducing tensions between natives and immigrants.
After investigating the link between immigrants’ assimilation into the host country’s culture and their life satisfaction, it was discovered that there is a “direct association between cultural assimilation and immigrants’ subjective …show more content…
While English is not the official language of America, the inability to be proficient in the language greatly hinders one’s ability to navigate life in the country. It was discovered that 63% of the children of immigrants with limited English skills were unable to reach the minimum amount of mathematics credits required to complete high school. (Beate 2015). Since the majority of jobs forecasted through 2018 would require a college degree, English language learners’ low mathematics abilities hinder their ability for upward social mobility. College does not guarantee anyone success, but it is a key pathway towards achievement. Providing more accessible options for non-native speakers to learn and be immersed in the predominant language gives them a better chance at succeeding. As also seen in Hispanics, Asian-white segregation decreases as the socioeconomic status, education level, and income of Asians increases (Smith 1997). Immigrants living in areas with higher levels of residential integration are surrounded by more opportunities to interact, form bonds with, and learn from natives in public areas such as schools and playgrounds. Being immersed in the native culture gives them a higher likelihood of successfully adapting to and flourishing in their host country’s …show more content…
The United States consisted of many different indigenous peoples even before Europeans began settling there. With the passage of time the United States has remained a diverse society, because obtaining the beliefs and traditions of the host country does not go hand in hand with the discarding of the values, and practices of the country of origin (Schwartz 2010). Even with the absorption of a number of differing cultures, the nation remains a land of personal freedoms. The 2000 U.S. National Survey of Latinos showed that some distinctly Latino attitudes are evident in Spanish dominant, English dominant and bilingual groups. While attitudes about family vary by primary language, Latinos of all language preferences still placed more emphasis on family values than non-Hispanic whites in some cases. (Assimilation and Language 2004). Despite being assimilated, Latinos still showed signs of retaining certain beliefs and values specific to their culture. Their core values stayed preserved even with the outside influence of
By requiring new citizens to adopt the host country’s cultural customs and beliefs, increases the unity of the nation while reducing tensions between natives and immigrants.
After investigating the link between immigrants’ assimilation into the host country’s culture and their life satisfaction, it was discovered that there is a “direct association between cultural assimilation and immigrants’ subjective …show more content…
While English is not the official language of America, the inability to be proficient in the language greatly hinders one’s ability to navigate life in the country. It was discovered that 63% of the children of immigrants with limited English skills were unable to reach the minimum amount of mathematics credits required to complete high school. (Beate 2015). Since the majority of jobs forecasted through 2018 would require a college degree, English language learners’ low mathematics abilities hinder their ability for upward social mobility. College does not guarantee anyone success, but it is a key pathway towards achievement. Providing more accessible options for non-native speakers to learn and be immersed in the predominant language gives them a better chance at succeeding. As also seen in Hispanics, Asian-white segregation decreases as the socioeconomic status, education level, and income of Asians increases (Smith 1997). Immigrants living in areas with higher levels of residential integration are surrounded by more opportunities to interact, form bonds with, and learn from natives in public areas such as schools and playgrounds. Being immersed in the native culture gives them a higher likelihood of successfully adapting to and flourishing in their host country’s …show more content…
The United States consisted of many different indigenous peoples even before Europeans began settling there. With the passage of time the United States has remained a diverse society, because obtaining the beliefs and traditions of the host country does not go hand in hand with the discarding of the values, and practices of the country of origin (Schwartz 2010). Even with the absorption of a number of differing cultures, the nation remains a land of personal freedoms. The 2000 U.S. National Survey of Latinos showed that some distinctly Latino attitudes are evident in Spanish dominant, English dominant and bilingual groups. While attitudes about family vary by primary language, Latinos of all language preferences still placed more emphasis on family values than non-Hispanic whites in some cases. (Assimilation and Language 2004). Despite being assimilated, Latinos still showed signs of retaining certain beliefs and values specific to their culture. Their core values stayed preserved even with the outside influence of