Pre-1917 USA had a distinct German speaking culture, whether it was bilingual families living among others, or separate communities of which only the Amish persisted past the World Wars. Taking Native Americans out the equation (they're a separate topic), early America was compatible with multi-culturalism since it was underpopulated, harsh, and scarce (i.e. underdeveloped). As with fashion, pop-culture, wealthy families (2nd and 3rd generations often squander wealth), etc; pioneers and first adopters are stronger, more independent, and intrinsically motivated. Multi-culturalism doesn't work when postive-rights and other forms of social weakness and hard coercion take root. Blacks weren't an endemic problem until Great Society welfare, along with weaponized identity politics; one of many tactics malicious extroverts use to acquire power. American Indian reservations suck only because they have no sovereignty. Legal Mexican immigrants don't have the destructive effect on social capital (and socio-econoimc ecosystem) that illegals do.
Pre-1917 USA had a distinct German speaking culture, whether it was bilingual families living among others, or separate communities of which only the Amish persisted past the World Wars. Taking Native Americans out the equation (they're a separate topic), early America was compatible with multi-culturalism since it was underpopulated, harsh, and scarce (i.e. underdeveloped). As with fashion, pop-culture, wealthy families (2nd and 3rd generations often squander wealth), etc; pioneers and first adopters are stronger, more independent, and intrinsically motivated. Multi-culturalism doesn't work when postive-rights and other forms of social weakness and hard coercion take root. Blacks weren't an endemic problem until Great Society welfare, along with weaponized identity politics; one of many tactics malicious extroverts use to acquire power. American Indian reservations suck only because they have no sovereignty. Legal Mexican immigrants don't have the destructive effect on social capital (and socio-econoimc ecosystem) that illegals do.