Do children of immigrants assimulate better than their parents?

Answer 1

i believe so. At a younger age, the minds of children are capable of picking up the cultural trends of that society and learning the language as well.

Answer 2

Statistics show that they do yes. But children of immigrants who themselves work to assimilate assimilate better themselves than the children of those parents who dont make the effort.
So how their parents behave and what they work toward has a significant effect on the children and what they do with themselves, which of course only makes sense.

Answer 3

Yes and no. Sometimes they have an even bigger idea than of what the American dream is than their parents and it causes some resentment when they can't live the life of American rock stars because their folks aren't swimming in money. It depends on how grounded and realistic the parents are.

Answer 4

I would say yes. My dad was from the Ukraine when he was 7. He was an all American guy. His parents spoke little English and were stuck in the past. It is easier when you are young.

Answer 5

Yes they do. As with anything it is always harder to change the way older people think, and behave. They are set in their ways, while the children learn from what they see and hear around them. They have to adapt quicker to their surroundings than their elders.

Answer 6

My father came from overseas ( legally I might add, because he had dreams of becoming a citizen, which he did, before my parents married) and he adjusted quite nicely. How well did he assimilate? I have stopped to really think about it. His views of some things didn't adapt. Such as girls remaining pure. In the old country things were much different, and he expected some of his values to carry on. He took a dim view to public welfare and its abuse, and sometimes dripping with sarcasm told me to tell people I wanted to be poor when I grew up because they got all the benefits. But my father never in his life got one penny of benefits and expected better of that from his kids.
He listened to American music, kept up on politics, worked hard, was loyal to his country, bought a house, paid taxes and the list goes on. But we did listen to music from the "old country" as well. We ate both American food, and his native dishes which my mother had learned to cook. We celebrated several holidays, including two Easter Sundays, because his old Easter was a couple of weeks off of the one America celebrated. But we had an American flag for the porch rail, and celebrated the 4th of July for what it was.
I, the daughter of an immigrant, am an odd mix. I know how hard it was in various places in my father's country. Much of his family stayed home. Yet I was raised here, on this soil, and my father didn't discourage much of the American way ( as mentioned earlier, I would have never been bringing boyfriends home to spend the night). I have much less of the "old country" in me, and if I don't tell people my father was born elsewhere, they have no clue. But I still eat the foods, celebrate the holidays, listen to the music.
It has also caused me to look around at the people coming here illegally. Having known many, many legal immigrants in my life, from my father's country and others from Mexico, Vietnam, Korea, and various other countries, I have seen a great divide between them, and the children of people who came here illegally. While they all want the designer tennis shoes and what not, the children are not like the children of the legals. They feel all this is owed to them. And much more.
So, I am two answers to your question. First, in my personal experience, the children of legal immigrants have a great love for this country and want to fit in, try to be American while keeping the love of their parents original country. It is part of their near heritage. My mother having been born here, family here for as far back as can be traced with current resources, has no love of any of her heritage from other countries. She never passed that on to me. But I am first generation born here on my father's side, and so very proud of what my father did in this country.
The children I have seen, of known illegal immigrants, wanted the status symbols of being in America, but felt none of the love of this great country. I know there must be some out there who are grateful to be here. But I feel that most of those are from parents who are here on expired visas, not the ones who never even tried to come legally.
The ones of radical parents, they probably never do, growing up hearing, and feeling, that US citizens do not belong here.

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Answer 7

I believe Cuba is part of the Ax of evil despite Fidel is a puppet.
I believe Mexicans are illegals and criminals and Aztlan is a myth, despite We are a majority.
I believe in our bipartisan new world order party and in our only English educational public system.
I believe Ignorance is strength and I drive using my cell phone... Am i assimilated?

Answer 8

They used too before the LA Raza and Mecha hate groups started teaching them hatred for the USA in our own public schools.

Answer 9

Yes they do, and thank goodness for Mecha and LA Raza! Before those groups came along there was so much racism against non whites. Now at least, children of immigrants can demand to be treated fairly!

Answer 10

Of course...and the younger the better. You're talking LEGAL immigrants, aren't you?