Reader comments
Utah diversity has increased since 2000
34 comments | Read story
Our newfound "diversity" is a result of a failed immigration policy due to a governor and legislature who choose to ignore U.S. immigration law and even encourage illegals to come her by giving them drivers licenses.
Like the pseudoscience of phrenology, (the idea that personality traits of an individual could be determined by evaluating the slight irregularities of their skull) the notion that someone's personality or character is somehow related to the shade (the so-called "color" difference is due only to variations in the shade of the color of the same skin pigment, “melanin”, found in everyone) of a person's skin or the shape of their eyes or nose, or texture of their hair is complete and utter nonsense.
It will truly be a wonderful day when that simple fact will be better recognized by everyone. Then, perhaps, we can concentrate on treating each person as the unique, individual they are. Just one more fellow human being.
For those inevitable few (like the people in this article who feel compelled to track the relative numbers of “minorities”) who insist on trying to politicize categorical differences, we could each be considered a minority of one.
I am very thankful for having that experience. In a diverse neighborhood or school opportunities exist to break down stereotypes through shared experiences. These experience allow respect and mutual bonding to occur. I found we had more similarities than differences. This experience was one of the best educational experiences in my life.
Diversity is a very healthy thing. Yes, we have to face our own predjudices, but that is very good. What did I learn? I experienced and celebrated Jewish traditions in December along with the traditional Christmas celebrations. I knew good people of the Ba'hai faith. I learned of the Quaker's belief in pacifism from my friend.
I saw that my black friend had a home life like my own, with educated parents that were responsible and caring.
I learned the value strong family traditions, restraint, and hard work from an Chinese friend.
I'm glad Utah is becomeing more diverse.
Barbara Jordan, Chairman of the US Commission on Immigration Reform, August 3, 1994.
I want to personally thank Washington for creating this mess of hostility and racial/ethnic tension.
Despite all of this, congress and both presidential candidates keep pushing amnesty down our throats.
It ISN'T bigotry, folks. It is America waking up to the problem created by anchor baby citizenship, loose enforcement of immigration laws, and chain migration policies.
Our sovereignty is being sold out to big business, labor unions, and very obnoxious Latino activist groups.
We are simply defending our right to define America on our own.
The problems of diversity you speak of exist only when civil rights and fairness for all citizens are ignored. If we in America will hold fast to our civil rights laws and culture and even improve, we have nothing to fear from diversity and everything to gain from it
Until we can look at people and just see people we will continue to be split.
"Diversity is a great strength of the US and now Utah if we continue the effort of civil rights so that this great mosaic works in harmony with itself. This creates a market place of ideas of vastly different perspectives, where the fittest ideas in each area bubble to the top."
What diversity creates is increased ethnic rancor.
Very good post, Panther.
You hit the nail squarely on the head when you said: "Americans better insist that ALL groups of people assimilate into American, yes American, culture and values. Otherwise, we may disintegrate into a nation of warring tribes sometime in the future."
Ethnic groups in America will never assimilate into one culture. Blacks have been at it for over 100 years and still we have racial rancor flareups. Look across history for evidence. Seldom do religious or ethic differences co-exist peaceably. Look at today's middle east where there are Sunnis, Shias, Kurds, etc., trying to live more or less together. These people have been warring among themselves for centuries and I see no sign of change.
Nobody is challenging the fact that exposure to a wider range of cultures/lifestyles than ones own will foster learning and hopefully respect.
I have a problem when diversity is PRESCRIBED as the solution to perceived problems. Generally, these calls for diversity come from those who simply don't like/agree with the values/culture of one segment.
Outstanding post. Education/exposure is the only way to see past the blinders that most Utahns wear.
A Vietnam Veteran | 9:02 a.m. Aug. 7, 2008
Wake up man. You're old enough to know better, yet you have blinders of a sufficient weight that you can't possibly have your head up and see how limited your view is. Why don't you have a young Hispanic person read those instructions for you, or have a refugee from suffocatingly cramped camps in Africa explain how much wide open space we have in Utah, or have any immigrant tell you about the shrinking reverence for America because of the actions of "one of us", GWB - you might learn a few things as you fade into your sad, bitter sunset.
This country is rich because the diversity, diversity is a open window to the world, ggod for business, education, freedom and a better life for many!!!
When LDS pioneers came here, "THIS" was Mexico!!! so please dont talk about making difference about beig white or black or latino or european, because thi is a country made and for inmigrants!!!
So please dont make the difference, because I think that we can help each other for a bright future!!!
Division cause racism, hate and we dont need that!!!
"Why don't you have a young Hispanic person read those instructions for you..."
Why? Because this is America, not Spain or Mexico.
"...or have a refugee from suffocatingly cramped camps in Africa explain how much wide open space we have in Utah...
Perhaps the refugee can also explain how they got in that cramped camp condition.
"...or have any immigrant tell you about the shrinking reverence for America because of the actions of "one of us", GWB..."
We don't need reverence if it means being flooded by those who want to move in on top of us destroying our way of life in the process.
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW TRUTHFULLY, and therein lies the truth:
You are flying in an airplane above the earth. You are FORCED to parachute out of the plane, with no passport. You have a choice of bailing out over the following locals - Beijing, Tehran, Bombay, Lagos (Nigeria), Riyadh, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, or Anytown USA.
Which one is it gonna be???
Some of us see it and some of us turn a blind eye for the self benefits it promises.
The comment "We are Americans now," is so typical of the attitudes of US citizens who think that America refers only to the USA.
Mexicans, Canadians, and all citizens of North, Central, and South America all think of themselves as Americans, too. Let's do away with the arrogance!
Listen to someone else's story because you might learn something!
Corrected - because YOU clearly WOULD learn something.
But it seems pretty likely that YOU won't.
It is so easy to blame everyone else for your problems. You have learned that from your leaders!!
Too bad!
Give it up people! Dr. King said it best. "Not judged on the color of skin, but upon the content of character"
Let's just forget about race and focus on more imporant things...like gas prices!!
Focusing on race keeps us all not equal.
Add your comment
Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.
E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.
- Hugh Nibley's coded language 12:08 a.m.
- Time Out for Women in S.L. 12:08 a.m.
- Docents give of time to museum 12:08 a.m.
- Priesthood in action 12:07 a.m.
- Step on the gas, or hit the brake? 12:05 a.m.
- Falcons rip Rebels; Wyo rallies vs. SDSU 12:01 a.m.
- 2A: San Juan claims title 11:58 p.m.
- How the Top 25 fared 11:56 p.m.
- 2A championship: Defense sparkles 11:53 p.m.
- Aggies beat Spartans in snowy Logan 11:43 p.m.
- Apostle's wife felt comfort in attack
- Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
- Short-handed Jazz fly past Sixers
- D-Will home for daughter
- Utes excited for 'dream' game
- Bench proves fruitful for Y.
- Crash on snowy road kills woman
- Born of water and the spirit
- GameDay in Fort Worth
- BYU happy to escape with victory
- SLC council OKs gay rights policies
358 - Editorial: Mormons and gay rights
200 - BYU happy to escape with victory
194 - Senators want food tax restored
166 - Will state consider gay rights law?
148 - TCU plows past Utes, 55-28
134 - Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
130 - Letters: Strange breed in Utah
129 - Utes remain silent about BCS
120 - S.L. vote pending on gay protections
113
If you are looking for a bird on the cheap, the following specials from...
How do you handle kids and contests? Our oldest daughter, 7, is of the...
This is just a small glimpse of the future with Obamacare: corruption, waste...
I Bleed Blue | 9:44 p.m. Nov. 14, 2009 Wow! What a beat down. The second...
This is another reason soccer is a sad sport, a team that just makes the...
Make sure this is on the front page!! If you insist on mentioning that the U...
I am glad Utah got a lesson in humility today. You were getting obnoxious...
let me level with you..... Greg Miller does not really care what the majority...
The Last times I felt this proud of our Utah Sports Teams, was Beck to...
In case you haven't been watching, Florida State is far better than their...
Go Horned Frogs! Congrats! You guys definately deserve to play Florida in the...
The Realistic UteFan | 11:40 p.m. Nov. 14, 2009 What an embarrassing loss. ...
