This reminds me of a story from a couple of years ago where Canada wanted to ban the Sikh common name "Singh" for ID purposes in immigration. It didn't stick:
Gov't isn't forcing Sikhs to change names: Finley
Apparently the practice of having Sikhs change their names for immigration purposes dates back to the '90s. I think this story politicized the issue, so I wonder if the pressure is off Sikhs in this respect.
I think it's silly to suggest name changes on this ground. I don't know if I'd call it blatant racism in this Texas case, but it's certainly ignorant, rigid, and backward-thinking. It smacks of "don't be so Asian...you're an American now."
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Originally Posted by dippin
Are you really saying that immigration is unique to the US? Or that at least the levels of immigration that the US received are somehow unique?
Historically, places like Brazil are as diverse, if not more, than the US.
Recently, places like Canada, Australia and New Zealand all have a larger proportion of foreigners living within their borders.
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In 2006, Toronto surpassed Miami by having 49.9% of the population being foreign born.