Word: assimilationism
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And does A Raisin in the Sun still cut it? Its style, overflowing with characters and earnest speeches, can feel dated. So can many of its concerns: the debate in the black community over "assimilation" vs. pride in African heritage, the fear that overbearing women are "holding back" the black...
Ogletree said the Institute will initially focus on several issues: assessing Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s claim that affirmative action will no longer be needed in 25 years, evaluating the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which is up for reauthorization in 2007, combating wrongful criminal convictions...
However, if assimilation is not taking place at a fast enough rate, then prudence and principle alike dictate a more restrictionist policy. As Huntington convincingly shows, that is the situation we face today vis-à-vis Mexican immigration. He quotes former National Intelligence Council Vice Chairman Graham Fuller, who...
Moreover, as historian Michael Barone trenchantly observes, “The American elite of a century ago … championed the cause of Americanization and promoted assimilation of immigrants into the mainstream.” The same cannot be said of most American cultural elites in 2004. One need...