This is one of the many problems associated with allowing these "refugees" to settle en mass in one area. They stay within their own communities and don't bother to assimilate.
"This is one of the many problems associated with allowing these "refugees" to settle en mass in one area. They stay within their own communities and don't bother to assimilate."
That's true in some instances, but not in all. The Hmong in St. Paul live in every part of the city, not just in one community. I live in a neighborhood that's almost out of St. Paul. Two blocks away, it becomes a suburb. There are two Hmong families on my block. They're homeowners, friendly, have well-mannered kids, and everyone except a greatgrandmother who's in her 90s speaks good English.
There are a couple of neighborhoods in St. Paul that are heavily populated by the Hmong refugees, but most Hmong are scattered within the city and its suburbs.
Agree. Assimilation is a necessity for the strength of our country. Here in the Twin Cities we have the largest population of Hmong and Somalian in the country. We also have a large number of Mexicans.
What happens when these groups don't assimilate, is you get a division, a type of mini-nations among each other with no unity.
While it's great to celebrate and be proud of your culture, speaking English adhering to laws and being an American first is crucial to our survival as a nation.
How would you handle that perceived problem in a free society?
They stay within their own communities and don't bother to assimilate.
Historically speaking, immigrants to this country have usually done that.