Cenk Uygur
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Is There an Advantage to Immigrants Who Assimilate?
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April 24, 2013
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9:23Now Playing"The alleged involvement of two ethnic Chechen brothers in the deadly attack at the Boston Marathon last week should prompt Americans to reflect on whether we do an adequate job assimilating immigrants who arrive in the United States as children or teenagers."*
In an opinion piece for the New York Times, two professors argue that assimilation is important for child immigrants, so they feel more connected to their new country, rather than disenfranchised. Does feeling welcome and at home as a child make for a very different adult? Are immigrant children at a disadvantage if they don't assimilate? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss.
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