Multiculturalism has worked, is working and will continue to work. It is the reason this country is one of the best places to live in the world. It means we are wealthier than we would be on our own and a damn sight more interesting as a result.

Not saying there aren't problems; sometimes very difficult ones; but if multiculturalism is so disastrous why is the USA so rich and Albania so poor?

Conversely, three of the Worlds biggest economies, China, Japan and India, are societies which are the least multicultural in the World.

Multiculturalism has had positive effects but also has had negative. What most people's beef with multiculturalism is, and this ipfir those whom live in multicultural communities, is that this system was forced upon them, without consultation or guidance from the government, which has allowed traditional communities to die and those moving to communities from abroad have not been guided on how to respect local communities. It's a disgrace that people from completely different cultures have been told just to get on with things whilst the authorities dust their hands.

China is mostly a very poor country with parts of it very wealthy indeed. It is rich because it is huge.

The same could be sid of India except it is itself a highly multicultural country itself. A Hindu country which is also the second largest muslim country on the planet.

Japan is a fair counter and proof that no rules cover everything, though it has a level of - lets call it "discipline" that most in the west would find uncomfortable and has spent the last two decades in a state of torpor but still a fair point to make.

Most references on here are to the negative nature on here so I think continues to be fair to ask why the most diverse and multicultural place on the planet is so rich.

I presume you realize that is a nonsense response so have another go. Say taking 1900 as your starting point

Lets put some numbers on that. Immigration per year. They seem to be doing very well on the back of it.

1960–69 Immigration averaged 321k per year

1970–79 424k

1980–89 624k

1990–99 977k

2000–14 1m

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We could fire countries at each other all night. It would get us nowhere.

My point is this: multiculturalism cannot be solely used as the reason for why the USA is a wealthy country. It is far more complex and nuanced than that. For example, the USA's natural resources, geographical location and relatively advanced colonial era society all contributed to its success.

Has multiculturalism contributed to America's success? Definately. Is America a true multicultural society: outside of the main metropolitan cities, no. Buttf*** County, Alabama is not the multicultural oasis the 5 Boroughs are.

Understand where you are coming from but cities like NYC, Los Angeles and Chicago are multicultural and the drivers of the US economy.

Outside of a few main cities in the US, the occurrence of multiculturalism dissipate quickly.