tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post688999522888180774..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Is immigration always a good thing?ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-41882058508445230982007-06-27T16:20:00.000-06:002007-06-27T16:20:00.000-06:00Chuck,The actual Putnam study can be found here. I...Chuck,<BR/><BR/>The actual Putnam study can be found <A HREF="http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2007.00176.x?cookieSet=1" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I'm not sure that Leo does the study justice - it appears to me to be a paean to the just plain overall wonderfulness of "diversity" with a plea tossed in for the Feds to pick up the tab when the locals get tired of susidizing deadbeats.<BR/><BR/>What a shock.<BR/><BR/>I think your line of reasoning and argument is correct. You might have a little fun tossing <A HREF="http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_naturalizations_fs_2004.pdf" REL="nofollow">this report</A> into the blender. If naturalization is a step towards assimilation then the majority of Mexicans gaining LPR status can be said to reject assimilation at a much higher rate than any other nationality.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's 'cause a fair portion have no intention of sticking around any longer than it takes to earn a grub stake for that little cantina down Mexico way. Add in the fact that they can <I>drive</I> home and a certain resistance to assimilation becomes pretty easy to understand.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-11272764595877757032007-06-27T13:28:00.000-06:002007-06-27T13:28:00.000-06:00It looks like immigration makes people less gullib...It looks like immigration makes people less gullible.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-74503814793974012362007-06-26T21:20:00.000-06:002007-06-26T21:20:00.000-06:00Totally unrelated, Seneca, I said no such thing. W...Totally unrelated, Seneca, I said no such thing. What I did say was that such communities were a natural consequence of the same forces that Putnam identified, I don't think they were entirely due to discrimination. Today ethnic communities still form, there are the Iranian community in LA, the Russian community in Brighton Beach, the Moslem community in Deerborn, various Vietnamese communities along the gulf coast, so on and on. I am sure you can think of other examples. Even when immigrants are originally dispersed, as were the Vietnamese, they move and gather. Do you think there are reasons for such a common phenomenon? And if so, why not acknowledge it, it is foolish to do otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of Gary Grafman's father, a violinist who immigrated from Russia after the Revolution. He was searching for a flat in Harlem and asked the super of an apartment building if there was a vacancy. The super said it was a negro building. Gary's father said he didn't mind. The super said "I do", and shut the door.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-12852268429998323542007-06-26T20:56:00.000-06:002007-06-26T20:56:00.000-06:00And the obvious and conclusive evidence for this i...And the obvious and conclusive evidence for this is the way that the ethic enclaves of Spanish speakers in the Southwest, and Chinese speakers in most large cities, caused the collapse of the American Union before 1900.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.com