![]() ![]() ![]() That Salins, an academic economist, wrote this book under the auspices of the Manhattan Institute and The New Republic attests to the persistence of the assimilation idea even among some of our elites. ![]() Salins’s widely noted Assimilation, American Style (1997). I base this judgment not only on the available social science evidence (some of which I will review here), but also on the views and opinions of ordinary Americans whom I encounter as I travel about the country. But as an animating force in our communities and in our national life, assimilation is alive and well. To be sure, assimilation is moribund among many of our elites, especially ethnic, racial, and minority group leaders. While I certainly agree with Glazer that assimilation persists as a social reality, I strongly disagree that it is dead as a national ideal or policy objective. A few years ago Nathan Glazer posed the question: “Is Assimilation Dead?” His answer was yes, more or less-certainly as a national ideal or policy objective, though he stressed that assimilation remains an ongoing social process. ![]()
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