broncosmitty
Banned in Europe
Most immigrants I know(and I'm surrounded by them in my daily life. Which I'm happy aboot.) know they'll never be "American". Nothing that they can ever do, or learn, or see will change that. Almost all accept it in some way. But good lord do they ever love the idea that their children will be.But those immigrants didn't assimilate over night. It takes time.
Lots of immigrant groups who came here in mass migrations started off in little ethnic enclaves, mostly because it was convenient to be surrounded by fellow countrymen, but also because they were not permitted to live elsewhere.
And when most of these groups first arrived, they were maligned by the "native" population as lazy, or dangerous in some way, and were blamed for society's problems. The shit that the Irish took was especially bad, and they spoke English already. For groups like the Germans, Italians, & eastern European Jews, it took a few generations but now they're just reg'lar folks.
The closest group to today's Mid-Eastern immigrants would probably be the Italian anarchists, some of who also blew things up... but most of the Italians and the other ethnic groups just wanted to come here and make money. I think the vast majority of Mid-Eastern immigrants to this country also just want to come and make money.