In the essay “Immigrants and Family Values,” author Francis Fukuyama argues that immigrants are not a threat to American family values, but rather American culture can become a threat to the “newcomers” ”. On the other hand, Fukuyama said that as long as first-generation immigrants want to keep their culture and language intact in school, it will prevent them from truly assimilating the new culture. Before explaining why immigrants pose no threat to U.S. family values, Fukuyama introduced the opposing attitudes that immigrants pose a threat to traditional American family values. First, Fukuyama expounded the views of American conservatives who believed that immigrants who are not of European and Christian descent could pose a threat to traditional American family values. American conservatives like Patrick Buchanan and Peter Brimelow think that what made America a successful country is that it was made up primarily of Europeans and Christian descendants who quickly assimilated “the American way.” However, the author refuted this argument based on the United States Constitution. Fukuyama argued that the Constitution never referred to a specific religion or ethnicity to identify an American citizen. American conservatives and the author also felt that another factor that makes an immigrant's stay in the United States positive is the process of assimilation. American conservatives believe that immigrants from underdeveloped countries have unstable families that could make the assimilation process more difficult since children are less likely to be economically successful. However, Fukuyama explained that immigrants have strong family values ​​and a greater level of ambition and adaptability…middle of paper…in me and my American friends. For example, when I was in high school I noticed how people would say “I'm sorry” for every small or insignificant accidental touch in the hallways or classrooms. At first I was a little annoyed because I knew they hadn't done anything wrong. Over time, I realized that my American friends liked to maintain their own space. After that realization, I knew I had to be careful with them because they might get offended if I "violated" their personal space. The point of interaction with the new culture allowed me to get used to it more quickly and tolerate what according to my knowledge of the native culture is wrong or right and to standardize what most Americans consider inappropriate behavior. I am aware that this “cold dive into English” is not the most compliant method, but in my experience it is the quickest and most effective way.