Does racial/ethnic diversity in the country population benefit the United States?

Question

Does racial/ethnic diversity in the country population benefit the United States?

Answer 1

I honestly don't that diversity benefits anything more than the gene pool as someone stated above. I think that people align themselves too closely along ideological lines to truly apreciate diversity and to take advantage of the wide array of experiences to learn of. Its naive to think that humans are going to seek out new diverse knowledge by understanding and empathizing with their fellow man, especially in our society where racial and ethnic diversities have spawned concrete cultural identities. We are too drawn upon and divided into a dizzying number of sub-groups that are blatantly separated to appreciate our differences. I do not think that its realistic to say that diversity is beneficial when it sparks violence and bigotry. Humans, and especially we from the United States are far too immature to open our minds completly and really understand one another. Myself included

Answer 2

Diversity does strengthen the gene-pool, what it does socially is another story!

Answer 3

Absolutely. It opens our eyes more and more to learn what is in this world.

Answer 4

I personally think it does!  It allows for new ideas to be taken into account during political debates, and introduces new goods such as interesting foods/manufactured goods!

Answer 5

YES, HOW DO YOU THINK USA WAS FOUNDED, BY THE PILGRIMS, ITALIANS, MEXICANS, GERMANS, EVEN IF WE DONT ADMIT IT, USA Y FORMED BY DIVERSITY. GET WITH IT.LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN, WAS IT FAIR, JUST A QUESTION

Answer 6

So long as they become part of the melting pot, meaning they learn English and have a desire to become Americans above all else, I have no problem with it.

Answer 7

Well, it makes us more interesting and exciting as a whole, so yes.

I do not understand how it could possibly work against us, or anyone, for that matter.

Answer 8

I think it does, however only if each group is treated the same.  Once "Special Programs" catering to individual groups get in the way, in my opinion anyway, it can become divisive.

When certian groups are given special privileges, it hurts.

When the groups do not assimilate into the culture, it divides.

When people decide that they do not need to learn English (the predominant, original, legal language of this country), it breeds misunderstanding.

Diversity is fine, as long as everyone steps up and becomes part of the American culture.