[Dan Evans]

"Between 1924 and 1965, the Melting Pot worked. It converted the children of 15 million European immigrants into American citizens with shared traditions, values and culture.

"But today's immigration is different. And today's America is different. The numbers coming are huge, and they are coming from countries, cultures and civilizations whose peoples have never before been assimilated by any European nation. And they are arriving in an America whose Melting Pot is broken and whose elites lack the vision to see or the moral courage to confront the imminent peril."

[Anti-Bubba182]

That report will get burried.

[puppypusher]

That is exactly what we need or we won’t have a country in ten years. Hay maybe I'm just being a pessimist. I sure hope I am.

[Dan Evans]

"After 30,000 interviews, Putnam concludes and reports, against his own progressive convictions, that ethnic and racial diversity can be devastating to communities and destructive of community values."

Wow. I don't suppose Putnam is going to be invited to any more parties at the White House.

[bkepley]

>They withdraw into themselves, they support community activity less, they vote less.

Well, every cloud has a silver lining.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl