Heritage Explains: Why Is Patriotic Assimilation so Important?

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Heritage Explains: Why Is Patriotic Assimilation so Important?

May 28, 2019 1 min read
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Former Digital Content Manager, Digital Productions

Michelle Cordero was a digital content manager at The Heritage Foundation.
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American is known as the great melting pot. But what if we aren’t melting anymore? What if we are just staying separate? This week on the "Heritage Explains" podcast, expert Mike Gonzalez, explains what patriotic assimilation is, why it's the bond that allows America to be a nation of immigrants, and how everything falls apart with out it.
 

Show notes: Patriotic Assimilation Is an Indispensable Condition in a Land of Immigrants

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