Last July, North Carolina state Representative Carla Cunningham, a seven-term Democratic lawmaker from Mecklenburg County, startled party members when she stood on the state House floor and said “all cultures are not equal” and suggested immigrants “must assimilate” and “adapt to the culture of the country they wish to live in.”
Cunningham’s floor speech came after she cast the lone Democratic vote to override North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s veto of a Republican-backed bill forcing local law enforcement agencies to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The override succeeded thanks to her crossover vote…
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On paper, North Carolina Republicans are one seat short of a supermajority in the state House, but Cunningham and a small group of fellow Democrats have supplied votes to help them override Stein’s vetoes on immigration and other issues, including bills to expand gun rights and restrict LGBTQ+ rights. Several of these Democrats face challengers in the March 3 primaries.
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If Cunningham’s two challengers split the support of voters who are upset with the incumbent, it could help her get through with a plurality of the vote. (North Carolina primaries only head to a runoff if a candidate fails to top 30 percent of the vote.) The winner of the Democratic primary is likely to prevail in November as no Republican has filed to run.
In point of fact, a lot of Americans tend to pointedly NOT assimilate
i mean, fuck that i want to move to a specific foreign country because i fucking love (most of) their culture. also their food let’s be real it’s mostly their coffee and food but their culture is pretty great too.
as far as assimilation, i don’t even assimilate to my own culture that well i probably won’t assimilate properly when or if i manage to emigrate but like, i’d just keep being me and if they like cats, hugs, and music we’ll get along.