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Even if it wasn't like that, it's pretty normal for people to settle in and dictate cultural norms. (Legal and not ostracized) immigrants don't feel like immigr
by gtirloni 2y ago
Even if it wasn't like that, it's pretty normal for people to settle in and dictate cultural norms. (Legal and not ostracized) immigrants don't feel like immigrants after a few generations. Their children are now native, treated as native and the original immigrant reality fades away.
For example, my family immigrated to South America from Italy 3 generations ago. I don't say I'm Italian and don't feel like an immigrant.
My point is that there has to be an extra force that keeps reminding them "this place is what it is and it was built by immigrants and we value that". If that exists or not in the US, I can't comment from the outside but without that core value being shared, people won't naturally think "oh, immigrants == good" (especially when illegal immigrants are being called refugees in some cases).
- mcphage 2y ago> My point is that there has to be an extra force that keeps reminding them "this place is what it is and it was built by immigrants and we value that". If that exists or not in the US, I can't comment from the outside It does, there’s a pretty strong message in the US that it was built by and for immigrants. But it turns a large number of people have heard that and said “well now that we’re here, let’s close the gate”.