Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“All signs point to cultural insecurity (at best) as to why so many people are uncomfortable with the prospect of free, or ever freer, immigration. A few moments’ reflection is enough to show why that’s silly, especially in the United States. Trying to control a culture is like (my apologies; I can’t improve on this) trying to nail Jello to the wall. Ain’t gonna happen. … the desire to bar foreign-born people on grounds of cultural incompatibility is ridiculous. Since wonderful America, the envy of the world, has always been a changing mix of countless cultural elements, we’d be harming ourselves by any attempt to keep things ‘traditional.'” (02/20/26)
https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-immigration-and-culture