There is an irrational fear about immigrant groups changing American culture being spoused by the descendants of immigrants who changed American culture upon their arrival, that unlike the immigrants before them, the ones now will change it for the worse.
The whole thing started in 1587 when the colonists at Roanoke became upset at the upstarts new arrivals, and feared that their cultural traits would impact their own.
This may have had something to do with their disappearance.
What happened at Roanoke? I think you have a good point though. It is completely lame that Americans who are of immigrant stock are complaining about people that are doing the same thing their ancestors did.
I have no idea what you were trying to say by that post but none of it even applies to the situation at Roanoke. Of course considering one of the local tribes may have very well taken the colonists in, kind of throws out your whole argument of fear doesn't it?
Luis, you appear to be saying that the irrational fear is theoretical. I may have misread your statement, or you may not have written what you were thinking.
Did you read my post about what my parents and uncle had to do in Phoenix in order to live without fear? This isn't theoretical, it's real. The enclaves of new immigrants, many of whom I know are illegal, in the Phoenix area are changing our culture for the worse.
I, for one, have no intention of standing by and letting that change continue. I will do what I can, whether it be e-mails and letters to my congressmen or an information campaign in my community, or posting and bumping threads on FR, to keep it from continuing to get worse.