Lewiston, Maine: Muslims Demand Mayor's Resignation for Asking Them to Assimilate

[bodecea]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

 

[kaaazuo]

TO begin with, "I'M" not letting anyone in to this country.. WE all are.. We're a nation built upon the Immigrant's back. Unless you're a Native American, your family also immigrated here.. we all ASSIMILATED. It's not rocket science.

So, why don't we let the Chinese in - say several hundred million? Use your goddam head.

 

[daveman]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

 

[Full-Auto]

Hey ladyGunslinger. If you invite a bug in your ass, don't expect it to assimilate.

weak newbie...........

 

[kaaazuo]

weak newbie...........

Hey, I will assimilate.

 

[tinydancer]

WTF does that have to do with assimilating??? NOTHING. Every nation has it's own structured problems be they social or economic.. SO what??? Wow, do some of you people actually employ a thought process before posting your nonsense?!

If you open the door and let in a bunch of thugs, you are asking for trouble. Expecting them to assimilate is stupid. So, I am asking why you are letting these people in?

Every nation on this planet has a percentage of assholes. It's a given.

The screening process is flawed.

 

[Full-Auto]

weak newbie...........

Hey, I will assimilate.

Resistance is futile................

 

[Katzndogz]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

The Irish sure did. The Irish brought organized crime to this country long, LONG before the Mafia stole their thunder. Do a little research on the subject of Irish gangs. They were murderous thugs.

 

[Grandma]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

"The Micks are nothing more than a bunch of brawling drunkards, lazy as the day is long, but expecting a banker's wages.

The Wops are every bit as bad, their food smells as bad as they do, they're quite arrogant.

Both groups breed like rabbits, they're dishonest and untrustworthy, and they're tying to make their phony religion dominant over ours."

This is how "patriotic" Americans saw the Irish and Italian immigrants.

 

[WillowTree]

The Refugees Who Saved Lewiston

A dying Maine mill town gets a fresh burst of energy.

Barely a decade ago, Lewiston, Maine, was dying. The once bustling mill town's population had been shrinking since the 1970s; most jobs had vanished long before, and residents (those who hadn't already fled) called the decaying center of town "the combat zone." That was before a family of Somali refugees discovered Lewiston in 2001 and began spreading the word to immigrant friends and relatives that housing was cheap and it looked like a good place to build new lives and raise children in peace.

Since then, the place has been transformed. Per capita income has soared, and crime rates have dropped. In 2004, Inc. magazine named Lewiston one of the best places to do business in America, and in 2007, it was named an "All-America City" by the National Civic League, the first time any town in Maine had received that honor in roughly 40 years.

"No one could have dreamed this," says Chip Morrison, the local Chamber of Commerce president. "Not even me, and I'm an optimist."

Lewiston, Maine, Revived by Somali Immigrants - Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Lewiston's sudden jolt is reflected even in enrollment at local universities

Although University of Maine enrollment has dropped systemwide since 2002, the student population at its Lewiston campus jumped 16 percent between 2002 and 2007. And Andover College, which opened a campus in Lewiston in 2004, had to start expanding almost immediately to accommodate a boom in applications.

Enrollment doubled in two years. The reason? "Young people didn't want to go to a place that's all white," says Morrison.

Practically everyone in Lewiston credits the Somalis' discovery of their town with much of its newfound success. "It's been an absolute blessing in many ways," says Badeau. "Just to have an infusion of diversity, an infusion of culture and of youth. Cultural diversity was the missing piece." The question is whether the rest of Maine—and other states like it—can find their own missing pieces.

Lewiston, Maine, Revived by Somali Immigrants - Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Struggle and progess: 10 years of Somalis in Lewiston

And it’s enough time for their influence on Lewiston’s streets, schools and economy to be seen and felt in major ways. Somalis have rapidly become active, full-fledged members of the community, and a growing number have received citizenship.

This year’s local election reflected that: For the first time, Somalis ran for public office, conducting write-in campaigns for an at-large seat on the Lewiston School Committee. One received more than 41 percent of the vote, but lost to a former school superintendent.

Struggle and progess: 10 years of Somalis in Lewiston | Sun Journal

Why is it they didn't perform these miracles in the shit hole known as Africa? doyathink?

 

[daveman]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

The Irish sure did. The Irish brought organized crime to this country long, LONG before the Mafia stole their thunder. Do a little research on the subject of Irish gangs. They were murderous thugs.

Okay. Doesn't really matter to me.

But I'll bet Bode believes criminals are being unfairly criticized, no matter their origin.

 

[kaaazuo]

"The Micks are nothing more than a bunch of brawling drunkards, lazy as the day is long, but expecting a banker's wages.

The Wops are every bit as bad, their food smells as bad as they do, they're quite arrogant.

Both groups breed like rabbits, they're dishonest and untrustworthy, and they're tying to make their phony religion dominant over ours."

This is how "patriotic" Americans saw the Irish and Italian immigrants.

The micks are bad and so the dicks can join in the party?

 

[Sunni Man]

Why are people accusing the Somali's of Lewiston for not assimilating into their town and American culture?

They have only been here 10 years or less.

Yet they have opened businesses and restaurants, stimulated the dead town's economy, ran for public office and voted, dramatically increased university enrollment, and many have become citizens.

How is this not assimilating??

 

[daveman]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

"The Micks are nothing more than a bunch of brawling drunkards, lazy as the day is long, but expecting a banker's wages.

The Wops are every bit as bad, their food smells as bad as they do, they're quite arrogant.

Both groups breed like rabbits, they're dishonest and untrustworthy, and they're tying to make their phony religion dominant over ours."

This is how "patriotic" Americans saw the Irish and Italian immigrants.

"'Patriotic' Americans"?

Of course, you have corroboration...?

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Hey ladyGunslinger. If you invite a bug in your ass, don't expect it to assimilate.

The NOOB troll.. pathetic.

 

[Full-Auto]

Why are people accusing the Somali's of Lewiston for not assimilating into their town and American culture?

They have only been here 10 years or less.

Yet they have opened businesses and restaurants, stimulated the dead town's economy, ran for public office and voted, dramatically increased university enrollment, and many have become citizens.

How is this not assimilating??

Well if they are....Why are they butt hurt over the remark...

The most common reason would be guilt...........

 

[edthecynic]

Lewiston, Maine: Muslims Demand Mayor's Resignation for Asking Them to Assimilate | Infidel News Network

Why immigrate here is you dont want to be like Americans. why not stay in your home country is you dont want change..

Does that mean you would require the over 5,000 orthodox Jews in Lakewood NJ to "assimilate" also???

 

[kaaazuo]

Well if they are....Why are they butt hurt over the remark...

The most common reason would be guilt...........

Good point.

 

[bodecea]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

Many did....some of the Irish areas of NYC (5 Corners) were some of the most crime-ridden areas in the United States.

And let's not even talk about the Italians......

 

[daveman]

It's the Irish and Catholicism all over again.

Did they beat people up and steal their money?

Many did....some of the Irish areas of NYC (5 Corners) were some of the most crime-ridden areas in the United States.

And let's not even talk about the Italians......

So...did you have a point?