I’m thinking of using the “black and white cookie” theory.
It might not be a good theory, but the cookie is delicious until you get sick.
“Stew pot”, “Oreo” (black and white cookie), “Marble Cake” - all are pretty much the same. They describe no “assimilation” - they try to capture the idea of “acculturation” instead.
I still believe that people who come here (even illegally) will eventually become part of the fabric of what we once knew to be America.
There will always be a ghetto. In America, it is (and will be for a VERY long time) populated by Blacks.
To me, a lot of it depends on two things:
1. Why the muslims are here? It is likely that THEIR agenda is different. Many believe they are an occupying advance force.
and,
2. Will the government continue to preserve poverty through socialism; what they call a “War on Poverty” (”income redistribution”, “income equality”, Obamacare... and more - all are socialism)?
These are some of my opinions.