I know a lot of Texans living around Californians in Texas.
I agree it happens everywhere. That's why I said you could use any state for an example most likely. California is where plenty of terrible ideas take root, but certainly they're not limited to California.
When I say nativist I mean someone who is seeking to avoid having a community influenced by non-natives. And that just isn't me. I live in a pretty diverse place, but I come from a pretty non-diverse place. Diversity for the sake of diversity isn't important to me, but I nonetheless elect to live in a place where there is more diversity because I just find it more interesting.
I wholeheartedly agree with you on immigrants who are often more willing to embrace American ideals than native folk. Not sure what's mad about that or my statements that preceded that. I think it's difficult to have discussions about immigration in this thread because people assume I'm anti-immigrant by default. So if I break from the "immigrants are bad" character, I'm "all over the place." But if I express pretty mainstream beliefs, like we should enforce immigration laws and avoid enclaves and secure the border, it's right back to thinking I'm opposed to any outside influence.
You turned an immigrant conversation into a progressive type moving to a different state and infringing on the local beliefs because the progressive type thinks their way of thinking is regressive.
Your seemingly ok with immigrants as long as they integrate and fall in line. As long as they don't don't interfere with the "natives" community.
My point to you was which is odd you seem to agree with that immigrants generally are not the sort to go in and ruffle feathers. To put that point across you decided to use Californians moving to Texas as an example.
Really you have an issue with progressives in general. Which most immigrants are. I put it to you earlier that is the real issue with conservatives and immigrants. You know this because there are those who believe all immigrants will vote democrat by default.
I think there are those who fear change in this country. They know it will come and they fear it reaching them and by your native community it seems you might be one of them. the more immigrants that come and with better access to information people are growing and expaning their minds. Its no surprise some on the right are attacking colleges and universities and im not talking about the whole protests and free speech. The right is losing when it comes to college graduates.
You could have simply said that some immigrants dont like to integrate and its those that cause problems in communities. Instead you went wit progressives types.
Honestly i think you don't hate nor do i think you are anti immigrant but you did sort of go in a mad direction.
You started out going on about Trump building a wall which you agree with and then it became a conversation about immigrants ruining community sort of i guess.
Anyway that Trump what a clown am i right? hahaha!! (poor attempt to keep thread on topic haha!!)
