I wish Dubya had the balls Blair seems to have grown:

Tony Blair formally declared Britain’s multicultural experiment over yesterday as he told immigrants they had “a duty” to integrate with the mainstream of society.

In a speech that overturned more than three decades of Labour support for the idea, he set out a series of requirements that were now expected from ethnic minority groups if they wished to call themselves British.

These included “equality of respect” – especially better treatment of women by Muslim men – allegiance to the rule of law and a command of English.

If outsiders wishing to settle in Britain were not prepared to conform to the virtues of tolerance then they should stay away. He added: “Conform to it; or don’t come here. We don’t want the hate-mongers, whatever their race, religion or creed.

“If you come here lawfully, we welcome you. If you are permitted to stay here permanently, you become an equal member of our community and become one of us. The right to be different. The duty to integrate. That is what being British means.”

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“The right to be in a multicultural society was always implicitly balanced by a duty to integrate, to be part of Britain, to be British and Asian, British and black, British and white,” he said.

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“When it comes to our essential values, the belief in democracy, the rule of law, tolerance, equal treatment for all, respect for this country and its shared heritage — then that is where we come together, it is what gives us what we hold in common; it is what gives right to call ourselves British,” said Mr Blair.

“At that point no distinctive culture or religion supercedes our duty to be part of an integrated United Kingdom.”

That’s right.  America should be doing the same thing.

Again, let me harp on this: If you come to our country, learn English.  Period.  It is no one’s right to demand America change its heritage to accommodate those pouring into the country from elsewhere.  I still think our educational system should be updated to require students to learn at least one, preferably two foreign languages in order to get a diploma, but I likewise feel everyone—EVERYONE—should have to learn English if they intend to live and/or work in this country.  Period.  What’s so fucking hard about that?