Thread: American Civilization and Citizenshp

.Background for Citizenship: Assimilation and Patriotic Education

American Civilization and Citizenship
Before granting citizenship to immigrants, we need to go back and remember how to effectively assimilate immigrants into becoming Americans. For much of American history, states ran Americanization programs designed to help immigrants assimilate into American culture. In the last two generations the liberal establishment has undermined and ridiculed American values, American history, and even the idea of American citizenship. Today, the Left wants voting opened to non-citizens, including people here illegally. Much of the Left regards national identity as irrelevant and patriotic commitment to America as irrelevant. The Left could not be further removed from the thinking of our Founding Fathers.

Dr. John Fonte, America’s leading expert on civic education, explains the Founding Fathers’ thoughts on how to make good citizens:

First, as noted, they had to think about the young. After all, children were not born republican citizens, but would have to be taught how to become citizens. Second, they had to think about immigrants, how best should these newcomers become American citizens? Their answer was clear and unequivocal: immigrants should be assimilated into American ideas and American common culture. Hence, the Founders regularly used words associated with ideas (“principles,â€

Assimilation can only happen if immigration is controlled. Our government thinks that millions of one culture flooding into this country will assimilate into our society. Ha! That ain't going to happen. By not insisting on English being the official language and insisting that these people adjust to the the American way of life, it's the Americans who are being forced to assimilate into a foreign culture.