Back in the beginning period of America’s formation, there was a new country, made up of immigrants of all different backgrounds. These immigrants united together to become one, the United States of America. Even before America had its independence, the immigrants fought together and stood their ground against both the native that had previously reigned supreme over the land and against Great Britain. Great Britain had the largest navy and was considered to be the greatest nation of the time period. It was the union of these men and women that allowed them to turn the tides in their favor. This tradition of accepting immigrants and smelting them in the great American Melting Pot is what gave America its strength. The suggestion that America is transforming into a mosaic or quilt is horrifying because cohesion is what makes America strong.

When a mosaic falls, it shatters into many different shards that fly out into many different directions. People that attempt to form a “mosaic” with their peers end up rebelling, resenting, and regretting each other when times get tough. This has been exemplified in another nation in somewhat recent history. In Germany during the 1930’s and 1940’s a man by the name of Adolf Hitler rose to power using a shared conflict among much of the nation, poverty. From here, this man convinced a vast majority of the country, using only the resentment and envy of the Jewish population for their differences and wealth, to turn them on each other, which eventually led to genocide of much of the Jewish population. If a mosaic exists where people maintain their differences and heritage, it only takes a slight catalyst to spark the destruction of a nation. It is only human nature to be competitive, however, in this case and in the case of organized crime and the formation of gangs, one group feels as if it is superior to another, even if they are equals. With certain populations clutching on to their previous cultures, there is a shared ground that these like people have. Being that they have common ground, they will bond together, similarly to the ethnically-centered ghettos in the Northeastern United States, further creating communities and also further driving a stake through the rift in America. The existence of too many differences between Americans causes feelings of superiority among communities, eventually leading to split and discrimination.

Another reason for America to unify as one nation is because feelings of distance from America sparks lack of commitment to government and tempts treason. If you were to ask many individuals in the United States of America, that were domestically-born, where they come from, there is a good chance that they will respond with some country in their ancestry. These individuals that identify equally with another country may not be fully committed to the United States, and have a “fall back” country to flee to if the country’s state is not to their liking at that exact moment. This situation may happen if the economy crashes to the magnitude that it did during the Great Depression, being that travel is much easier now than in 1929. This would further make the economic state decline because there would be less money being spent in the country. If some of the population equally identifies with another country, they would be torn if the United States were to go to war with their associated nation, not only this, the individuals may even aid their nation that they associate with in wartime. The people that equally associate with other nations may lend themselves to traitorous causes, such as giving their associated country information about the status of America during the war.

In conclusion, Americans should be just that, Americans. They may remember their heritage and be proud of it but when it comes down to the wire their only nation is the United States of America. The existence of cultural divisions just makes the country weaker because the people that maintain associations with other countries are not fully committed to the government or the nation. It makes the country weaker by also causing divisions between the populations and communities of those with rivaling cultures.