(08-30-2018 01:47 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-30-2018 09:48 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(08-30-2018 07:33 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(08-29-2018 09:16 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  Assimilation is by and large a function of economics. If assimilation helps your economic success and there is a path to such success then people assimilate.

All but a few countries in Europe have significantly higher immigrant unemployment than the US and significantly more problems.

Europe also appears to have greater numbers of non-economic migrants who aren't there seeking work.

Not at all. Its about pace. If you have a constant flood of immigrants, separate communities remain. If it slows down, they assimilate. That is what happened after the mass immigration from 1880-1920. It is what is happening among a lot of groups. It isn't happening among recent Latin immigrants.

The flood assimilated as the economics forced them to.

I'm working today in a town in Arkansas that has had a big Hispanic influx, the only ones not assimilating are the newest ones and they are stuck gutting chickens. The others are in supervisor positions, or starting their own businesses.

Outside of the more educated immigrants, the historic pattern is parents take unskilled work, children assimilate because they have superior language skills.

German was nearly the official language because so many spoke German. Kids do the bulk of assimilation.

Buddy has a Honduran who has worked for him for 25+ years and his English still sucks. His oldest just got a full academic ride to college.

You're in Arkansas, not Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California or New York.

Springdale, fourth largest city in the state is over 36% Hispanic. Rogers, the 8th largest in 23%, Hope the hometown of Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee is 23%. Fort Smith, second largest city is 22% Hispanic. Batesville with just under 11,000 residents and was 14% Hispanic last census has two large poultry plants and now has two Hispanic grocery stores and several restaurants and the school has had to hire ESL staff.

No we aren't one of the border states nor New York but agriculture and the processing agriculture products is huge business.