U.S. Racial and Ethics Political

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U.S. Racial and Ethics Political
Loyalty is one of the primary demands that a country puts on the citizens. Lack of loyalty or patriotism can result in disobedience that threatens the foundation and reputation. From this view, immigration often presents a problem for receiving country because it has to teach loyalty to fresh migrants. Sometimes, national authorities question the immigrants' loyalty, particularly during international crises when inter-country relations become suspicious. So long as migration exists, loyalty will continue to be a controversial issue. In the United States, political disloyalty led to a revolution that founded the nation (Kozak 2). Since then, America always encourages its citizens and immigrants to be patriotic.
It was hard for immigrants who sought political asylum to respect the U.S. laws (Kozak 3). Immigrants began to remain loyal, especially those who decided to stay in the U.S. For those who moved to the country for economic reasons, acquiring new loyalty was more complex if they needed to return to their native country someday. Since the U.S. became independent, some native-born populations have raised concerns about the absence of political loyalty of new immigrants (Kozak 4). These concerns led to the emergence of the Nativist movement, which continues today with the various extent of political salient.
Nativists' goal was to limit immigration to the U.S., citing disloyalty as one of the key reasons. Racism played a significant part in the restriction, but Americans raised loyalty issues as well. The nature of settlement, incomprehensible language, and divergent cultural norms of the migrants stimulated disloyalty (Kozak 5). Generally, loyalty concerns related to immigration surfaced in the U.S. for two major reasons. Firstly, the high immigration rate from different political and cultural backgrounds influenced Nativists to portray the migrants as a threat to the established institutional and political order (Kozak 13). Secondly, newcomers from Latin America and other countries hostile to the U.S. subjectively preferred their home countries, leading to their potential disloyalty (Kozak 13).
Regardless of these fears, numerous immigration waves demonstrated obedience due to the strong political system. In fact, the political system's ability to assimilate immigrants attracted many Latinos and other migrants to the U.S. However, loyalty claims still remain a major issue. This paper addresses Huntington's argument that Latinos do not feel a sense of loyalty to the U.S. or a sense of national identity with this country. The paper further develops thoughts about the current state of assimilation of immigrants based on the present findings.
Latino Immigrants and American Loyalty/Identity
In the U.S., the Latino population is the fastest-growing population, accounting for approximately 18% of the U.S. population (Pew Research Center). Despite the increase, Latinos do not feel a sense of loyalty to the U.S. or a sense of identity with this country due to various reasons. One of the reasons is racism. A survey by Torres et al. (363) shows that Latinos move to the U.S. searching for opportunities. However, this group faces va...