title: The political context of immigration:  Europe and America.
abstract: The author examines and compares the immigration acculturation philosophies of Europe and the United States.  He finds that "present [discrimination] problems throughout Europe show the enormous difficulty of accepting foreigners for countries whose nationhood depends on the ideal common ancestry.  The United States on the whole has been heterogeneous almost from the start, and has had unprecedented success in making a community out of culturally heterogeneous elements."  Recommendations for future research are included.
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authors.lastname: Keyfitz
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011287:Prejudice; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Comparative Studies; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethnic Groups; Europe; Heterogeneity; International Migration; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Change; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Studies; United States