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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Moderate liberal here. I have worked in technology and now in Finance. I have worked with the best and brightest from all races and culture and I think diversity is what has kept America at the cutting edge of innovation and new ideas. No other country is able to match American economic growth and innovative new companies simply because a diverse population can think more out of the box and can come up with solutions that will solve problems of varying nature.

[b]America has always been multicultural, not just now.[/b] When Europeans came to the USA, native Americans were already here. And there were some aspects of native American culture that got mixed into the original melting pot. Then the mix with African culture to some extent. Not to mention that Europeans came with distinct and separate culture of their own. Its not like the Dutch, German and English had lot of commonality in the 1800s. (It may look like there is not much difference now, but even in a globalized world there are differences.) Then the Italians and Southern EUROPEANS were not even considered white to begin with not to mention they had distinct culture compared to Northern Europeans. Then when Eastern Europeans(Polish, Ukrainian, Russian etc) immigrated, they were not considered part of the western culture either. Yet they all became part of the American melting pot. Then there was the Latino wave(even though Latinos were original Americans and much older than Irish and Italian Americans) that again became part of the melting pot. Finally the Asian wave has contributed so much to the American culture, economy and intellectual ability. Every first generation immigrant has roots in both culture in varying degrees [b]BUT the second generation,no matter their root, always feel they are american as a rule rather than exception.[/b]

Without fresh ideas and out of the box thinikng, any population will get lazy after few decades of continuous prosperity. Thats why civilizations(Chinese, Indian, Greek, Roman, Persian etc) as great as they once were fell. [b]The rot will always set in no matter what. [/b] Thats why nothing(empires or corporations or homogeneous society) lasts forever BUT the most successful ones adapt and bring in new and diverse ideas. Europe is facing a demographic decline and they are pushing for diversity and increase in population lil too late. It has to be continuous flow as it is in the USA not a panic open the gates now reaction. Diversity is the secret sauce of why the US is special and it is also a test for human civilization to evolve and build a great society and eventually a great american civilization that can adapt and bring in the best from wherever and be the beacon for everyone to follow and learn from.

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I would agree if the US had an immigration policy that emphasized bringing in the best and the brightest; we don't.  I think it's easy to assume that all immigrants are the same as the ones you (and I) work with in the tech world; they're not.  I'm all for immigration of smart people who become productive law abiding members of American society, but our immigration system simply isn't setup for that.[/quote]

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