No. What I am claiming is that American identity is flexible enough that it doesn't require--and, indeed, has NEVER required--people to abandon their roots abroad, be it food, music, art, or the like. What I am claiming is that American culture is strong enough that it is not threatened by a beauty pageant contestant performing a Bollywood dance.
“What I am claiming is that American culture is strong enough that it is not threatened “
But it is. We’ve even had to go to court in several States to rid ourselves of Sharia Law. We no longer can be Christians without offended these foreigners. We have had too much foreign influences and need to stop it.