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We're both speaking in the abstract. It could pan out as you state, and there are reasons to think it would. It could pan out differently, and there are plenty

• rayiner 4y ago
  The cultural attitudes I’ve observed among high skill Asian immigrants isn’t abstract. And it’s had tangible impacts in northern Virginia, where I grew up and where there’s been a large demographic change over a short period of time. There’s also historic precedent. The cultural imprint of Italy is hard not to notice in NYC for example. I disagree that we should “move fast and break things” when it comes to culture. If you look around the world, there are more examples of dysfunctional societies than functional ones. More ways to go astray than to be on the right path.
  • BeetleB 4y ago
    Your point is not being disputed, nor is your experience. That it can be managed is the claim, and preserving culture is important, but only to an extent. And plenty of people in the US have seen positive change due to these influxes. That something may not have worked as you desired in Virginia is merely a data point. As to the "abstractness", I think you misunderstood. The example you've seen is merely one place, with one set of immigration rules, with a certain set of immigrants, etc. There are a lot of variables, and the majority of the search space has not been explored. That's why this is an abstract discussion. > If you look around the world, there are more examples of dysfunctional societies than functional ones. And in most cases, the dysfunction is not due to immigration. > More ways to go astray than to be on the right path. There's no right path. Only opinions on what is the desirable path.