When President Donald Trump signed an executive order making English the official language of the nation his action was heralded by some as a unifying measure while raising concerns among others about the consequences it might have on the rights…
The truth about assimilation
Many people believe our racial problems would all go away if we all would simply focus on being “unhyphenated Americans.” This assimilation argument is wrong. In America, assimilation into the default ethnic culture means becoming white. The birth of a…
Jesus does not ask me to assimilate
I am no longer a teacher, but I often speak and write about biblical justice and immigration. In this context I often hear people say that immigrants do not assimilate. As a good advocate, I am supposed to say, “Yes,…