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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diversity can be a good thing. 
What I get frustrated with is the expectation that we, as Americans, must honor the cultures of other countries when the immigrants come here, but [b]there is little expectation that they honor the cultures and expectations of OUR country. [/b]
If you are going to go to another country to live (or even to visit), it would be prudent to learn the culture, the laws, and the expectations of that country and learn to accept them.  You can still honor your heritage, but don’t expect the citizens of the other country to follow your customs.  [/quote]

Can you provide an example of this?  There is a lot of expectation that immigrants honor and value the tenets of the American constitution...I think the challenge we face is for people who have been in this country for generations to accept that ultimately that is the primary commonality that brings Americans together.  Even at the time of our founding, Georgia was culturally very different from Massachusetts. [/quote]

One glaring example, IMO, is that there is no expectation that immigrants who come here learn English.  While English is not the “official” language of our country, I don’t think anyone can claim that it isn’t the primary language, and that if you want to get ahead in business or as a resident of our country, you need to learn English. 
For our country to bend over backwards to translate material into 10 or more languages is really ridiculous.  It comes at great expense for businesses, school systems, and our government.  [/quote]

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