Has Hispanic assimilation failed?

cough right wing clap trap bullshit.

Was there a deadline? Did society stop progressing or something?

First, I’m not sure what Hispanic assimilation is and why it’s supposed to be valuable (nor does the propaganda link help). Second, hasn’t happened yet ≠ has failed.

Yes, Rubio is a Republican. LOL.

I think non latino and hispano decent people think about this less than anyone else.~

Labels don’t fit because Spanish colonization and assimilation in North America has evolved differently than in South America and many people’s idea of what an American founder or pioneer was doesn’t envision or include hispano’s beyond 20th century migrant workers.

Many politicians court the “hispanic” vote not really researching well or caring to understand that demographic which causes a good amount of apathy on all sides.

1. Why should first-year immigrants even feel the need to “assimilate”? If they have their paperwork, or working permit, then fuck assimilation. There is no “real” way to be an American so they should not have to change their behaviour or culture to fit any so-called-norm.

2. What gaps do they have to bridge?

3. I’m a fourth generation “Mexican-American” (I hate that label, but I’ll use it now to demonstrate how asinine this article is) and I am a second generation University graduate (my father earned his BA in Biology at USC and I earned my BA in English Literature at a Cal State—as did my older brother and my younger brother graduates next year.) My significant other is a second generation “Mexican-American” and is also working on his BA in English Literature. His father, a first generation Mexican-American, has an MA in Business.

What kind of credentials do we have to give to prove that we have “assimilated”? Should we just pack up and go “home” because we clearly haven’t succeeded as Americans?

What the hell Fluther?

The Spanish had the South part of the Americas settled well before the North America section started speaking English under one (or two) countries. You could argue that the North Americans haven’t assimilated into their American culture yet. I reckon, Canada and Mexico can split the States and then no one has anything to argue about.

Why should they? Why have you not assimilated into the native american society?

Ce!!

The website referenced in the details of the question is garbage.

Assimilate? Assimilate into what?

@Dutchess_III
Some fantasy about a hypothetical homogenous thing called “american culture”, as if such a thing exists.

The only thing unique about American culture is that it’s beautiful mix of a thousand different cultures. So, according to the article, I’d say “Americans” don’t quite have the hang of the Hispanic part of our culture!

@Dutchess_III Nailed it!

Kudos to @Dutchess_III!

Assimilate into the collective. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

@muppetish Some people didn’t get the message that the melting pot was out and the salad bowl was in. You know, as of like 40 years ago…

I think the assimilation is happening in the opposite direction. Many Hispanic-surnamed families came into the country not by crossing the border, but by the border crossing them! I think that many cultural traits have been assimilated into mainstream American culture (albeit at least a little bastardized). I see more pinatas at children’s parties, for example, and not just children from Mexican background. The melting pot (or salad bowl) is as much about the immigrants’ cultures influence on US culture in general as it is assimilation of the immigrant. One way that Hispanic culture has influenced culture in general is to raise the lowly skirt steak (formerly one of the most inexpensive cuts of steak) into the gourmet “fajita” steak; grocerystores charge more for it.

My grandparents on both sides were immigrants, one set from Ireland, one set from Slovenia. My Slovenian grandfather decided since he was now an American, and only English would be spoken in the house. In some ways, I feel that that attitude, however well-intentioned, deprived his children of some of the subtleties of the Old Country language and culture.

They are doing just fine in my area, Tampa Bay.

They’re doing fine in my classroom, too.