Even though our border is now completely closed thanks to President Trump, we still have a 'broken' immigration system. But what exactly does that mean?
"The immigration system that we have in the United States today, the Hart-Celler Act of 1965, created our modern immigration regime" said John Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist.
The liberal was passed to open up our nation to family members of immigrants, as well as people who wanted to come here for work. But it also pretty much eliminated any type of assimilation.
"As I argue in the piece, under conditions of mass immigration, that makes assimilation essentially impossible because what happens is instead of assimilating to American society, these immigrants are just absorbed into immigrant communities that form their own regional and national enclaves" Davidson told KTRH.
Last week, Republican congressmen, Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee and Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, introduced the 'Assimilation Act' to ensure "American Cultural Cohesion".
"It's long overdue that we need to confront these realities" noted Davidson, "Cultural similarities, and cultural differences are a real thing, and they have real consequences in American society."
With that said, Davidson is not confident that the bill will pass, and notes that even talking about assimilation is considered 'racist' from the left.
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