Comments on: Immigration and The Complexities of Diversity http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/ policy analysis con salsa y limon Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:21:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clint Cora http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-8244 Clint Cora Sun, 02 May 2010 17:39:59 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/#comment-8244 One of the main problems of diversity is that it is too often, diversity is simply mandated or force fed. This creates some negativity on the entire issue and even though people will want to be politically correct, they haven't been really sold on diversity yet. Instead, what we have to do is sell and promote the benefits of diversity to the people. Only when this happens will our society truly embrace diversity. One of the main problems of diversity is that it is too often, diversity is simply mandated or force fed. This creates some negativity on the entire issue and even though people will want to be politically correct, they haven’t been really sold on diversity yet. Instead, what we have to do is sell and promote the benefits of diversity to the people. Only when this happens will our society truly embrace diversity.

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]]> By: XicanoPwr http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 XicanoPwr Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:44:55 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/#comment-1950 Dr. Putnam, Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing your concerns about this post. I did read your study and I apologize if you felt I was favoring Henninger over you, that was not my intent. I did go back and clear that section up; however, after re-reading you study, I am sticking with my original thoughts on this post. I highly doubt the critics I used - Xavier de Souza Briggs and Alejandro Portes - to back my views would be considered "ideological critics on the right," especially Xavier since he was a former colleague of yours at the Saguaro Seminar at Harvard and a former policy adviser to former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo for President Clinton. To be honest, I do have some problematic issues regarding your study and findings. While I agree with you that it will should make seriously efforts to help mend social divisions, I do have to disagree with you that having an abundance of social capital will solve our current social ills. I have to agree with Xavier de Souza Briggs that the impact of social capital can be favorable towards one group while undesirable to another group. In fact, you even skirted around the issue when you wrote, "Al Qaeda, for instance, is an excellent example of social capital, enabling its participants to accomplish goals they could not accomplish without that network." Yet, you did stop short in proving de Souza Briggs' point. It would be hard to argue that they benefited from their abundance of social capital to accomplish their goal on on 9/11, nevertheless, their accomplished goal had an undesirable effect towards on us, as a nation. Another concern I have is this need towards assimilation. My concern is that by doing this will ultimately diminish diversity in the US, in other words, heterogeneous communities will be transformed into homogeneous society because the goal of assimilation is will be monolithic in thought and behavior, similar to the goal of the military. I think it will take a lot more than just building more ESL programs and community centers to solve the problems here in the US. Dr. Putnam,

Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing your concerns about this post. I did read your study and I apologize if you felt I was favoring Henninger over you, that was not my intent. I did go back and clear that section up; however, after re-reading you study, I am sticking with my original thoughts on this post. I highly doubt the critics I used – Xavier de Souza Briggs and Alejandro Portes – to back my views would be considered “ideological critics on the right,” especially Xavier since he was a former colleague of yours at the Saguaro Seminar at Harvard and a former policy adviser to former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo for President Clinton.

To be honest, I do have some problematic issues regarding your study and findings. While I agree with you that it will should make seriously efforts to help mend social divisions, I do have to disagree with you that having an abundance of social capital will solve our current social ills. I have to agree with Xavier de Souza Briggs that the impact of social capital can be favorable towards one group while undesirable to another group. In fact, you even skirted around the issue when you wrote, “Al Qaeda, for instance, is an excellent example of social capital, enabling its participants to accomplish goals they could not accomplish without that network.” Yet, you did stop short in proving de Souza Briggs’ point. It would be hard to argue that they benefited from their abundance of social capital to accomplish their goal on on 9/11, nevertheless, their accomplished goal had an undesirable effect towards on us, as a nation. Another concern I have is this need towards assimilation. My concern is that by doing this will ultimately diminish diversity in the US, in other words, heterogeneous communities will be transformed into homogeneous society because the goal of assimilation is will be monolithic in thought and behavior, similar to the goal of the military.

I think it will take a lot more than just building more ESL programs and community centers to solve the problems here in the US.

]]> By: Robert Putnam http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 Robert Putnam Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:53:45 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/#comment-1945 This is a thoughtful essay, but may I respectfully suggest that you actually read my essay, rather than second-hand and ideologically biased journalistic accounts, like the Wall Street Journal. When you read it, you'll see that I am much more sympathetic and favorable toward immigration that you seem to assume. You may well disagree with me, but at least you would be responding to my own views, not those attributed to me by my ideological critics on the right. You can read my essay at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2007.00176.x. Bob Putnam This is a thoughtful essay, but may I respectfully suggest that you actually read my essay, rather than second-hand and ideologically biased journalistic accounts, like the Wall Street Journal. When you read it, you’ll see that I am much more sympathetic and favorable toward immigration that you seem to assume. You may well disagree with me, but at least you would be responding to my own views, not those attributed to me by my ideological critics on the right. You can read my essay at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2007.00176.x.

Bob Putnam

]]> By: reza http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 reza Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:33:49 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/#comment-1942 Dear Friends, A group of researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are investigating effects of Weblogs on “Social Capital”. Therefore, they have designed an online survey. By participating in this survey you will help researches in “Management Information Systems” and “Sociology”. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this survey. It will take 5 to 12 minutes of your time. Your participation is greatly appreciated. You will find the survey at the following link. <a href="http://faculty.unlv.edu/rtorkzadeh/survey" rel="nofollow">http://faculty.unlv.edu/rtorkzadeh/survey</a> This group has already done another study on Weblogs effects on “Social Interactions” and “Trust”. To obtain a copy of the previous study brief report of findings you can email Reza Vaezi at reza.vaezi@yahoo.com. Dear Friends,
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Your participation is greatly appreciated. You will find the survey at the following link. http://faculty.unlv.edu/rtorkzadeh/survey
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]]> By: nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-1939 nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:55:24 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2007/08/immigration-and-the-complexities-of-diversity/#comment-1939 great, thoughtful, well-researched post, XP. a lot to think on. great, thoughtful, well-researched post, XP. a lot to think on.

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