Americans, do you think that our language, culture and border are important?
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It's been proven that our environment has a direct impact on the type of people we become. Twenty years ago when I was a teenager we didn't talk back to our parents, not withoug repercusions anyway, we didn't dress or half dress showing off our assetts, we didn't sleep with any person who happened to look our way, we had a work ethic, which means we actually worked to afford the things we wanted, mom and dad made sure of that. We were polite and respectful of other people, opening doors, letting a lady walk in front of you, saying please and thank you and sorry if need be. What has happened to the world as I new it? My theory is that there have been so many migrants from other countries bringing their own belifs and customs, rallying for their rights to be heard, slurring our American heritage in the process. My belief is this, if you want to live in our country then you will have to live with our rules, our heritage, our language. When in Rome do as the Romans. I'm not saying they cant practice what they want to practice I'm just saying don't shove it down my throat in my country. There are other countries they could be making their home besides ours. So you ask, is our culture worthy of defense? Yes, because soon it will be too late. We may not be able to reverse the damage thats been done.
Absolutely!! And I also think that those that are for amnesty should go to the countries that they are supporting instead of dragging down ours!
yes, yes, yes, and yes.
Culture...there is NO definite American Culture.
yeah
Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico don't believe that it's any problem, since they allowed 25 million illegals into the Country during Bush's watch. I did hear Bush say something about immunity at his last State of the Union address.....Here do want to watch the whole speech again for a recap? http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?...
Of course, but I also agree with King St Stephan of Hungary who said that "A kingdom of one language and one culture is a dull and stupid thing."
What language?
The Unites States has no official language. English is only a de facto official language - it's not written into law at all.
What culture?
It is hard to argue that there is one American culture when not even mainstream media can agree on anything, let alone all of the regional, ethnic, and interest-based cubcultures that abound in this country.
Which border?
Physical border?
Canada or Mexico?
Well, if we didn't have borders, I guess we wouldn't be a separate country, would we? In that sense they are important. A border is just a politically determined line of geographical demarcation. What a border really means in a society depends on how willing people are to erect borders between cultures, between peoples, and in their minds. They can be harmful or helpful - and the U.S. could sometimes use the reminder that an influx of culture, people, and ideas from outside our borders is most often a good thing.
Absolutely, and YES there is an American culture, English has been the primary language since our country started, the American Flag, 50's Doo Woop, 60's Muscle cars etc. all brought about by blending not IMPOSING
Yes, I do.
However, we have neighbors. Look at Europe, all though they too have immigration issues they work together - for the most part.
You don't see France building a wall to barricade them from Germany.
Mexico's government needs to have sanctions that pressure them to clean up their act!! Mexico has more natural resources per square foot than North America every dreamed of! If pressured to, they could easily sustain their people. This would solve many of our problems. However, if Mexico were financially solvent we wouldn't have cheap labor and a scape goat for every freaken problem we have!
Yes. I pay taxes.
"Culture" least of all, since ours is flexible and always adapting so much anyway.
They are all vital.
Language is important, because a standard of language defines a nation and is an identification for the people whom use it. English should be defended, and we should not bend our will to serve those that come to this country unknowing of the language, but as a tool of integration into America. America does not join other cultures, other cultures join America.
Culture is also a very vital and vibrant part of American life. The hodge-podge of seperate traditions and mix are good to have, and define our culture of variety and tolerance. American culture is unique in itself too with those qualities, and defense of that respect for tolerance is very important.
The border is the largest issue, and I quite frankly am in favor of a militarized border on both sides. The foreign threat, is obvious. A larger issue is illegal immigration. The people whom come here illegally are breaking the law, and demonstrating to us (whom are citizens) that they respect the legitmacy (the moral and legal right to rule) of the United States government on a provisional basis. Ex: Illegal aliens will take paying jobs, will take health care, will take schooling BUT will not acknowledge the LEGAL process by which to become an American citizen.
United States.....language is a reflection of the level of unitedness we possess, it is not a matter national pride that all the members of a community should be able to freely and easily communicate it is a social necessity. This country actually did possess a culture at one point before we have buried it in political correctness. Our culture was one of assimilation and inclusion. The American dream. Anyone who doubts the necessity of a border is living in fantasy land and all they would need to be screaming for defense of it would be about a year and a half of a border-less world. If this country is to maintain its level of prosperity with any hope of a bright future we must defend and protect both border, culture, and language. If we allow these to become victims of political correctness we will become a loose association of "reservations" with nothing in common except mistrust, misunderstanding, and a paralyzed bureaucracy.
Yes,I do,but illegals donot. But Most third world illegals come to the U.S. for personal economic reasons. Most do not come to cherish our democratic system. Many so called "immigration rights" groups "fan the fire" with their rhetoric which encourages immigrants to preserve their culture and language at tax payers expense. Among some of these groups, the word "assimilation" is considered xenophobic. When ultimately illegal immigrants and/or their children do become voting citizens, many vote in blocks (Mexican-American, El Salvadoran-American, Guatemalan-American, etc.), not for the good of America, but for personal economic gain usually at the expense of another group.
America is not going to need any defense for language or culture, it's culture is made up with combination of all other cultures, it wouldn't be such a great country if it only has one single culture, it would be just like any other country in the world. This is the uniqueness of America, and the reason why it's desirable for all immigrants.
However, American border needs the defense, from the illegal immigrants.
Cohesiveness provides a lot of benefits. It is how the US has managed to grow into a world power--having one language, currency, and commercial system. The European Union is beginning to mimic that now.
Interestingly, the US is fragmenting itself into failure at the same time. I can't wait until someone wants to ditch the Uniform Commercial Code, establish 15 or 20 different currencies, and set up as many new accounting systems and tax codes to boot.
How stupid can we get?
Positively, Absolutely, No Doubt about it. Why should Americans have to bow down to people who rally in the US with Mexican flags yet claim to be patriots, but are not even abiding by the law?
Not so much since we broke all of our treaties with the original Americans.
Now it's a free game. Call it a come-back if you will. They were here first.
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