While the middle class is shrinking and the working class faces difficult economic hurdles, there is the danger that new immigrants will become too quickly assimilated and lose their cultures.

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This statement presents the danger of immigrants losing their cultures too quickly, which implies that immigrants are not assimilating quickly enough. However, this suggestion is not supported by research on immigrant assimilation, which shows that it often takes multiple generations for immigrants and their descendants to fully assimilate into American culture. Additionally, the statement reinforces the false notion that immigrants are a threat to American culture and suggests that cultural preservation is more important than economic mobility for immigrants.

While the Middle Class Is Shrinking and the Working Class