Jens Stoltenberg Quotes
The main experience, I think, is that we have managed: people moving to Norway has made Norway richer, economically, but also our culture has become more rich in many ways.
Stoltenberg, Jens. "Interview with Fareed Zakaria." Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, 22 July 2012.
Congress was debating the Naturalization Act of 1790. Laurance and many others (see {616376}) argued that there should be no qualification requirements on immigrants as every person coming to America added to the strength of the nation. Congress reached a compromise between those who favored unlimited naturalization and citizenship and those who wanted heavy restrictions. It required a 2 year residence, a certification of good character and an oath, modest by modern standards.
This is the origin of the “melting pot” term. Although British, Zangwill wrote this play for America and it was first produced in Washinton DC with Theodore Roosevelt in attendance. The theme was just the concept that most Americans think of relative to the large immigration of so many peoples to America.
He and President George W. Bush appreciated the vakue and importance of immigration, but most other Republicans did not.
Bourne was one of the first writers with a national audience to question the classic but never real “melting pot” theory of immigration and suggest the “salad” model though he never used the term.
Jens Stoltenberg is a Norwegian politician who has served as the 13th Secretary General of NATO since 2014. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 until 2013.
