Abby Phillip: Stephen Miller’s Ancestors ‘Didn’t Speak a Lick of English’ When They Came to America in the Early 1900s

Foxx And those are ░░░░░░░░ kind of people we ░░░░░░░░ in this country ROTHMAN ░░░░░░░░ are And what I ░░░░░░░░ saying is that the ░░░░░░░░ who welcome them into ░░░░░░░░ country as I do ░░░░░░░░ have enough confidence in ░░░░░░░░ American system to say ░░░░░░░░ you should integrate PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ guess the part I ░░░░░░░░ t understand is why ░░░░░░░░ you assuming that assimilation ░░░░░░░░ not happening Because when ░░░░░░░░ Miller s ancestors came ░░░░░░░░ in the early 1900s ░░░░░░░░ didn t speak a ░░░░░░░░ of English okay They ░░░░░░░░ working factory jobs There ░░░░░░░░ a generational shift that ░░░░░░░░ where sometimes the first ░░░░░░░░ they don t speak ░░░░░░░░ but they have children ░░░░░░░░ those people are Americans ░░░░░░░░ they become people who ░░░░░░░░ no different from you ░░░░░░░░ you or you or ░░░░░░░░ So why are we ░░░░░░░░ that assimilation is not ░░░░░░░░ All the evidence suggests ░░░░░░░░ assimilation actually is happening ░░░░░░░░ does happen.”