I get where you're coming from that it's better if immigrants pick up the culture and behaviors of the place they move to.
But what I'm asking about is what do you think it looks like when the government enforces this sort of thing? Maybe a department of cultural integration? How would they ensure they are effectively integrating people? How do we measure the effectiveness of people who work in such a department?
To me all the potential answers to this are very concerning. I'm fairly pro big-government, but the idea of America mandating immigrants behave in very specific ways in the name of cultural integration seems very dangerous in terms of the power it would over individuals.
But right now in the US we have laws around public schools helping non-English speakers learn in their native language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual_Education_Act). Municipalities frequently publish forms and other materials in multiple languages. We _could_ do away with stuff like this.
That said, I'm similarly worried about enforcing these things. My dad and his parents moved from the Netherlands to the US in the 50s. My dad started 3rd grade knowing 0 English. The whole family starting speaking it at home and now you'd never guess my dad was an immigrant. I think the zeal with which they assimilated helped my dad and his brother become the college graduates, upper-middle class people they are today.
But what I'm asking about is what do you think it looks like when the government enforces this sort of thing? Maybe a department of cultural integration? How would they ensure they are effectively integrating people? How do we measure the effectiveness of people who work in such a department?
To me all the potential answers to this are very concerning. I'm fairly pro big-government, but the idea of America mandating immigrants behave in very specific ways in the name of cultural integration seems very dangerous in terms of the power it would over individuals.