“Do you agree that the identity of the nation was forged by those of European heritage?”
Certainly they wrote the documents. But in the intervening centuries a unique American identity has been forged which has vastly diverged from where Europe has gone off to. For which I give thanks.
What cultural factors, native to a particular immigrant, increase the odds that they will subscribe to that American identity?
What cultural factors, native to a particular immigrant, decrease the odds that they will subscribe to that American identity?