As a Social Studies major...the US is not a melting pot as so described if it were all of our ancestors hertitages would no longer be individual and we would all celebrate the same things, wear the same clothes ect. That's a true melting pot. They are now describing the US as a "toss salad". Each ethnic group does their own thing, with some variation of course. And people are allowed to decide what they wanna wear, who they wanna associate with, and believe in whatever they want as long as it's within legal limits.
As for toykilla's rants....I have to agree SOMEWHAT. The ironic thing about BET is that probably just as many white people watch it as black. And they now have played at least 2 Nsync songs on there. So, yes BET is now slowly becoming POP!!!! (I know some people on here won't watch anymore hahaha). And as for the Spanish speaking thing....I don't understand how they can make it a second language when we DON'T have a FIRST language. The US has no official language...we just have a norm being English. If they want to make Spanish a second lang then, they need to make a first language. And toy...get used to the Spanish...with PR being one of our territories and the amount of immigration; it's not goin away. Do what I did...take spanish classes that way in stores if they are goin a mile a minute about something in spanish you know what they are sayin. I've heard some pretty funny convos. You'd be amazed about what they are talkikn about sometimes!! hahaha
Oh and the point of them being here whether they can speak English or not is...that living here is probably a HELL of a lot better than from where they came. They are looking for a place to live freely and do as they desire. Just like the Europeans (most of our ancestors) did when this country was colonized. Granted some of the groups here were brought under the wrong conditions and the natives were treated very unfairly...and this is gonna sound very cold-hearted and I hope no one takes it this way...but what is done is done. It's made our history what it is today. Things happen for a reason to teach future generations and yourself lessons. The only way these acts won't be committed again is if we all learn from them.
Sorry for my long ass rant!