Samuel The Hispanic Challenge Summary
The Hispanic Challenge
According to Samuel P. Huntington, Mexicans and Hispanics are threats to American culture because the Anglo-Protestant culture is what originally started the United States of America, not Hispanics. Samuel believes the United States identity is being challenged by the large-scale of Mexican immigration, bilingualism, and failure to assimilate.
Samuel argues that the contiguity encourages immigration and that it has steadily been increasing. The number of immigrants coming from Mexico is an overwhelming population. “The most important element of American identity was its capacity to be built through the successful synthesis of people with nationally diverse origins into a new American identity” (Fraga, Segura 280). The influx of immigrants helped this nation become what it is today, the United States of America. Where people come from should not become an issue as long as we all have the same goal: to adapt to the Constitution and help the U.S remain a great and successful country. …show more content…
He said that if second generation Mexicans looked down and felt embarrassed of their ancestry, they would become fluent English speakers without retaining any knowledge of the Spanish language. This is not the case with the majority of Hispanics because many feel very proud of their heritage. Nevertheless, latinos native and foreign born have learned English and continue to master it; however, to Samuel that’s not enough. He wants Latinos to forget their mother language. It is true that when you are bilingual you have the value of two people. It is very important to be able to communicate with other nations. Mexico is not the only Spanish speaking country in the world; therefore, bilingualism is very significant to succeed in this
According to Samuel P. Huntington, Mexicans and Hispanics are threats to American culture because the Anglo-Protestant culture is what originally started the United States of America, not Hispanics. Samuel believes the United States identity is being challenged by the large-scale of Mexican immigration, bilingualism, and failure to assimilate.
Samuel argues that the contiguity encourages immigration and that it has steadily been increasing. The number of immigrants coming from Mexico is an overwhelming population. “The most important element of American identity was its capacity to be built through the successful synthesis of people with nationally diverse origins into a new American identity” (Fraga, Segura 280). The influx of immigrants helped this nation become what it is today, the United States of America. Where people come from should not become an issue as long as we all have the same goal: to adapt to the Constitution and help the U.S remain a great and successful country. …show more content…
He said that if second generation Mexicans looked down and felt embarrassed of their ancestry, they would become fluent English speakers without retaining any knowledge of the Spanish language. This is not the case with the majority of Hispanics because many feel very proud of their heritage. Nevertheless, latinos native and foreign born have learned English and continue to master it; however, to Samuel that’s not enough. He wants Latinos to forget their mother language. It is true that when you are bilingual you have the value of two people. It is very important to be able to communicate with other nations. Mexico is not the only Spanish speaking country in the world; therefore, bilingualism is very significant to succeed in this