A sober voice on immigration and assimilation. Political historian and commentator Michael Barone, writing in the
Wall Street Journal, has
an excellent piece that lends a sober perspective on the perceptions and realities of immigration and assimilation over U.S. history. Long-time readers will know that I'm an ardent supporter of much more open immigration into the U.S. – with the condition that we get the assimilation part right, and not duplicate the errors so visible in Europe. Over the course of U.S. history, as Barone relates, we have a track record of doing exactly that...
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