Lack of Assimilation is Economically Harming Latino Immigrants and Society

[rangerrebew]

Lack of Assimilation is Economically Harming Latino Immigrants and Society

By James D. Agresti
December 13, 2019

Early in 2019, a firestorm of criticism descended upon veteran journalist Tom Brokaw because he said on NBC’s Meet the Press that Hispanics “should work harder at assimilation” and shouldn’t isolate themselves “in their communities.” NBC condemned his comments as “inaccurate and inappropriate,” media outlets ran articles and editorials calling them racist and factually wrong, and Brokaw apologized.

Contrary to the blowback against Brokaw, scholarly sources show that modern Latino immigrants are not assimilating like previous generations of immigrants. Furthermore, this is having negative economic impacts on them and the nation at large. These facts have nothing to do with race and everything to do with factors that can foster or impede economic prosperity.

Rejecting the Melting Pot

While berating Brokaw for his remarks, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists claimed: “To assert that the U.S. is not the melting pot that the country prides itself on being, is disinformation as the U.S. has always had immigrants and a mixture of races, religious beliefs and languages in its history.”

https://www.justfactsdaily.com/lack-of-assimilation-is-economically-harming-latino-immigrants-and-society/

[PeteS in CA]

This is not a new phenomenon or isolated to Hispanics. It's true in some significant degree of many immigrant groups through many decades.

[skeeter]

This is not a new phenomenon or isolated to Hispanics. It's true in some significant degree of many immigrant groups through many decades.

True but the problem has grown in proportion to the percentage of foreign born in this country and exacerbated by the crap they teach young immigrants, among others, in our public schools.

[libertybele]

This is not a new phenomenon or isolated to Hispanics. It's true in some significant degree of many immigrant groups through many decades.

No not isolated to Hispanics but within the last decade I'd say there are more Hispanics who refuse to assimilate than those that do.

[Absalom]

Journo malarkey.
Earliest Man's social structure was Tribal across the Earth.
Then the Fertile Crescent birthed non-tribal society which Greece and Rome later transformed into the nation/state; then evolving into distinct European Cultures.
Not so w/Africa, large segments of Asia and South America which remain tribal in attitude, behavior, sentiment and temperament; to this very moment.
The Spanish Empire tried their hand w/South America but gave up after 300+years and the Latins have reverted to their Aztec, Inca, Maya heritage/legacy; which is on daily display in their behavior.

[Fishrrman]

"Lack of Assimilation is Economically Harming Latino Immigrants and Society"

Well...
What else should we EXPECT...?

(this topic wins the "Captain Obvious" award for the day!)