The meaning of “the American dream” was once examined in a class discussion. Many suggested the meaning is being financially stable while others suggested it is doing whatever makes you happy. Regardless of the definition one assigns to the phrase, the importance of it is the feeling and belief supporting the response, optimism. The confidence, the hope, and the positivity people associate to America’s future have been the foundation of the American dream. The hope for success and comfort is what keeps people dreaming and persevering. Samuel Huntington’s “The Hispanic Challenge” generalizes the impacts of globalization on America in a rather pessimistic manner, using loose supporting arguments and now irrelevant instances.
Culture is not bound to specific geographical locations as Huntington’s hypothesis may imply. Keles notes “that Huntington rests his assumption of the ‘Hispanic peril’ upon a strictly territorial conception of contiguity.” (Keles 2007: 133) I disagree with Huntington’s “hypothesis that the globe is composed of cultures/ civilizations each of …show more content…
immigration population, drawing special attention to proposed outcomes. Huntington suggests that if Mexican immigration abruptly stops, numerous challenges and controversies would be absolved such as bilingual education debates, education and skills of immigrants continuing to arrive, official language debate, illegal entries, and wages of low-income U.S. citizens. (Huntington 2004: 32) Huntington states, “Americans like to boast of their past success in assimilating millions of immigrants into their society, culture, and politics.” (Huntington 2004: 32) He believes Americans are so proud of their past successes with immigration they have not examined the specific implications based on a single subcategory, culture; however, to refuse the culture of one group would be detrimental to the progression of
Culture is not bound to specific geographical locations as Huntington’s hypothesis may imply. Keles notes “that Huntington rests his assumption of the ‘Hispanic peril’ upon a strictly territorial conception of contiguity.” (Keles 2007: 133) I disagree with Huntington’s “hypothesis that the globe is composed of cultures/ civilizations each of …show more content…
immigration population, drawing special attention to proposed outcomes. Huntington suggests that if Mexican immigration abruptly stops, numerous challenges and controversies would be absolved such as bilingual education debates, education and skills of immigrants continuing to arrive, official language debate, illegal entries, and wages of low-income U.S. citizens. (Huntington 2004: 32) Huntington states, “Americans like to boast of their past success in assimilating millions of immigrants into their society, culture, and politics.” (Huntington 2004: 32) He believes Americans are so proud of their past successes with immigration they have not examined the specific implications based on a single subcategory, culture; however, to refuse the culture of one group would be detrimental to the progression of