Well put, Pug. The original intent was regarding wholesale immigration, not to denigrate other races/creeds/cultures/whatever. If they choose to come to us (or the UK, or anywhere)it is for a reason. It might be apparent that previous immigrants to the US did go through a painful assimilation, but it is what made the US what it is. Pandering to the immigrants, giving them special privileges in the name of "diversity" (beyond a reasonable sensitivity period) is asinine. In spite of opinions to the contrary, the US does have a culture. It is a mixture of many cultures, each slightly modified to allow us minimum social friction. When any culture is given special considerations, we are in trouble. I see children in TX being REQUIRED to take Spanish. WTF? And yet it seems that non-English speakers cannot be required (or even suggested) to take English. We must cater to immigrants who do not speak English. Here in MN, medical facilities are required to provide translators (but cannot pass the cost on to the patient or provider). We're not talking just Spanish here, we are talking a number of African and Asian dialects. No wonder all those other countries hate us (or do they)?

Been there, done that, the washing machine ate the T-shirt