10-22-2010, 10:30 AM
I am in a newly-industrialized country where immigration is obviously not a hot topic (heck, most of my countrymen immigrate away from here) so my perspective on this subject is admittedly limited. But to me it sounds strange to say multiculturalism has "failed"... multiculturalism is happening naturally.
I agree that as long as you give every culture/religion equal treatment/regard under the law, then you will strike a balance that will allow it to organically happen. Here in the philippines we're still struggling with it, but things are getting better (I think?) just based on what I remember as a kid. We have a dominantly Christian population with a Muslim population living in a semi-autonomous region (I guess what would be Quebec for Canada) as well as little pockets of Chinese ... but when you're all just working hard to put food on the table like everyone else, the tensions become a little less relevant. Mind you, we're still a long way away from electing a Muslim president, but mutual understanding/respect is where it starts.
I agree that as long as you give every culture/religion equal treatment/regard under the law, then you will strike a balance that will allow it to organically happen. Here in the philippines we're still struggling with it, but things are getting better (I think?) just based on what I remember as a kid. We have a dominantly Christian population with a Muslim population living in a semi-autonomous region (I guess what would be Quebec for Canada) as well as little pockets of Chinese ... but when you're all just working hard to put food on the table like everyone else, the tensions become a little less relevant. Mind you, we're still a long way away from electing a Muslim president, but mutual understanding/respect is where it starts.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?