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...could not agree more with the opinion piece written by Martha Casillas, Edward Rocha and Maribel Hernandez in response to the publicized excerpts from the upcoming work by Weatherhead University Professor Samuel P. Huntington on the impact of Hispanic immigration in this country (Op-Ed, “The Hispanic Contribution,” March...
...March 16, The Crimson ran a story on Weatherhead University Professor Samuel Huntington and his forthcoming book on Latino immigrants (News, “Critics Claim Huntington Is Xenophobic”). In preparing the story, the Crimson reporter had asked my views both about the book and about Huntington personally. I explained why I strongly disagreed with Huntington’s argument, but added that in personal terms Huntington is a decent and honorable man. The Crimson’s editing of this exchange included only the second half of my quotation, leaving the clear, but utterly false impression with...
...claim that my forthcoming book, Who Are We? aims to spark a national debate “over immigration” is untrue (News, “Critics Claim Huntington Is Xenophobic,” March 16). My book is not about immigration but about American national identity. Immigration clearly has played a role in shaping that identity, but Mexican immigration, which the article emphasizes, is dealt with in one chapter out of twelve. The book argues that Americans have historically defined their identity in terms of four major components: race (white) which involved...
SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON...
...world where immigration is constantly in flux, where we are educated enough to comprehend that differences cultivate prosperous societies and cultures. America, this great country, is the world’s superpower; throughout its history, it has been composed by a wider and wider range of cultures and peoples. Huntington and those who agree with him would do well to think about whether that’s a coincidence...