“I know that’s sarcasm, but it is worth noting that assimilation is seen as a negative by the progressives.”
I know. I reflect back on my Great-Grandparents who immigrated from Germany in the 1880s. They really wanted to start a new life, to be a part of this American experiment, to become American. They wanted to assimilate into the culture so much they changed their German name “Jung” to “Young” to “sound more American”. That generation of immigrants had a different mindset. They went all in.
Now immigrants come here believing that the US owes them.