Immigration: The cultural dimension

Lawrence M. Mead

doi:10.1007/s12115-016-9986-7

Immigration: The cultural dimension

Lawrence M. Mead

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Abstract

The immigration debate has ignored effects on American culture. The United States has become a multicultural society, which is good, but rapid immigration threatens to turn it into a mainly Latin American and Asian country. That would undermine the individualist culture, derived from Europe, that is essential to American world leadership. Damage to the society’s dynamism and civility is already apparent. Immigration must be cut by half and other steps taken to promote assimilation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	116-122
Number of pages	7
Journal	Society
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-016-9986-7
State	Published - Feb 17 2016

Keywords

Assimilation
Culture
Hispanics
Immigration
Multiculturalism

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Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences

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