Re: [nas] World Cup Haikus

["Chris Allen" <csallen@charter.net>]

On 13 Jun 2002 at 21:56, PAKURILECZ@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/13/02 9:52:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> csallen@charter.net writes:
> 
> 
> > In a generation -- or less -- the kids of some of the immigrant Mexicans 
> > who currently root for el Tri will be playing for los Estados Unidos
> 
> Only if we stop the silly multicultural diversity BS and start assimilating 
> immigrants into American society. We need to get them to start celebrating 
> the 4th of July and not Cinco de Mayo.

<political rant on>

OK, Peter, say you got transferred to the UK, Germany, or perhaps even 
Mexico? Say the job was so good that you chose to live there for the 
forseable future, perhaps forever?

Exactly when would YOU stop celebrating the 4th of July and start 
celebrating Guy Fawkes Day, German Unification Day, or Cinco de 
Mayo?

Probably never, but if you had kids there, they would.

The US has assimiliated generations of immigrants for two centuries, 
but it's only the successor generations that really assimilate, not the first 
ones.

There's no magic switch that you can turn on to make people instantly 
switch allegiance from one country to another. It takes time, so have 
enough faith in the capacity of this country to do with latino immigrants 
what it has done with all of the others.

</political rant off>

Chris Allen
csallen@charter.net
http://home.attbi.com/~csallen/soccer.htm
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Sam's Army: 22 Caps (16 Men, 6 Women)


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