When my Grandparents arrived to New York from Sicily- they assimilated into the American culture.
They learned the language, they worked hard to make a living for themselves, they respected the culture, and contributed to the new country they called “home.”
The problem today in Western society, and many other societies around the world, is that there is almost zero assimilation from migrants to their new country.
One of the biggest contributing factors to this is cultural fragmentation. The influx of large numbers of migrants in such a short amount of time has led to difficulties in maintaining a cohesive national identity. The erosion of cultural values and traditions that have shaped Western society for centuries has weakened our social fabric from the inside out.
Migrants are often given free handouts- causing a strain on the resources and social services such as free healthcare and education, that have been provided in exchange for often times, entering the country illegally.
This creates the feeling of entitlement, as if their new host nation owes their culture something.
They have confused multiculturalism and multinationalism. Their behaviors are emboldened with no form of repercussions in place for their actions.
They don’t assimilate well, whether it be the United States, France, the UK or Australia.
This will be one of the biggest tributary factors to the fall of societies around the globe.