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A form for the U.S. Census 2020 in Idaho on March 18, 2020. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP) Commentary
Opportunity. It’s why we all came here. For generations, immigrants have brought the varying flavors of their life experiences to America, enriching and revitalizing our culture in the process. They came for freedom from government, with no expectations of relying on it.
Yet some multigenerational American families—having grown accustomed to our legal structures, living standards, economic dynamism, and unbounded opportunity—take these distinctly American values for granted. Leftist assaults on the traditional values of faith, hard work, and the profit motive arrive daily.
America’s story is one of immigration . The “New World” flowed from the discoveries of European explorers. Waves of largely Anglo-Saxon Protestants created the substructure of what became the American republic. Until the early 1800s enslaved people were brought from West Africa, followed by a massive wave of largely impoverished Irish. In rapid succession: Germans streamed into mid-western cities. Asians came to California. Throngs of Eastern and Southern Europeans brought foreign tongues, different hues of Judaism, and cultural benefits that helped make us “who we are.”
Arriving under vastly differing circumstances, these people shaped our mix and our culture. The beauty of America is that there’s no single answer to “who we are.” We’re a hopelessly optimistic people with an ever-changing cultural mix. We’re the great melting pot. That’s a large part of what makes America exceptional.
Most recently, the massive influx of Hispanic immigrants has embraced and invigorated America. From 2001 to 2015, more than 50 percent of all population growth in the United States has been from Hispanic immigration. More than 19 percent of the U.S. population is now Hispanic—bringing a culture that’s fiercely family-oriented, religiously observant, and hard-working. Hispanic priorities and work ethics resemble those of the immigrants […]
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