Boots, there is a big difference between multiculturalism and being aware and proud of one’s heritage.  People do not have to wear lederhosen or dirndls and yodel to be proud of their German heritage or wear kilts and blow bag pipes to be proud of their Scottish heritage.  Multiculturalism is quite different.  Instead of helping immigrants to assimilate into American society, it encourages them to continue speaking their native languages, to wear their native attire and most unfortunately, to live in communities with their own kind.   The was not the American way until liberals made it so.  The former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia were multicultural nations, which caused their demise.  The same thing will happen to the United States if this insanity continues.