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Last July, North Carolina state Representative Carla Cunningham, a seven-term Democratic lawmaker from Mecklenburg County, startled party members when she stood on the state House floor and said “all cultures are not equal” and suggested immigrants “must assimilate” and “adapt to the culture of the country they wish to live in.”

Cunningham’s floor speech came after she cast the lone Democratic vote to override North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s veto of a Republican-backed bill forcing local law enforcement agencies to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The override succeeded thanks to her crossover vote....

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On paper, North Carolina Republicans are one seat short of a supermajority in the state House, but Cunningham and a small group of fellow Democrats have supplied votes to help them override Stein’s vetoes on immigration and other issues, including bills to expand gun rights and restrict LGBTQ+ rights. Several of these Democrats face challengers in the March 3 primaries.

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If Cunningham’s two challengers split the support of voters who are upset with the incumbent, it could help her get through with a plurality of the vote. (North Carolina primaries only head to a runoff if a candidate fails to top 30 percent of the vote.) The winner of the Democratic primary is likely to prevail in November as no Republican has filed to run.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260219131948/https://boltsmag.org/north-carolina-2026-primary-immigration-policy/

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 31 points 7 hours ago

Cunningham’s floor speech came after she cast the lone Democratic vote to override North Carolina Governor Josh Stein’s veto of a Republican-backed bill forcing local law enforcement agencies to work more closely with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Funny that this is how it goes every single time. There's always just enough support, but never more than necessary, from Democrats to pass Republican bills regardless of where the vote is occurring.

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 23 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

why must they assimilate? Variety is the spice of life, isn't it?

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Legend has it we were once a people proud of the great melting pot

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

It's honestly one of the best things about the country. I'm a train ride away from practically every cuisine imaginable.

The most vibrant parts of any city are the "ethnic" parts. Every "PURE AMERICAN" neighborhood is just cookie cutter buildings and franchised stores/restaurants

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
YOUR CULTURE WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US
[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

the thing that gets me is that if these people who said foreigners have to assimilate, if they went to the foreigner's country, assuming they even know where it is, they would NOT assimilate to the foreign country.

In point of fact, a lot of Americans tend to pointedly NOT assimilate

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 6 hours ago

I bet they also go to Mexican restaurants.

[–] School_Lunch@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I always thought this country valued freedom.. nobody "MUST" do anything relating to culture.

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 6 points 7 hours ago

agreed. Liberty and justice for some.

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

I really hate when these fuckers use American 'culture' to push their phobias. The only culture we have is that immigrants come here and bring their culture with them and then it gets Americanized. All we have is a hodgepodge of other cultures.

I'm really tired right now so I'm not being as eloquent as I would like, but I think y'all get what I'm trying to say.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I really hope ~~he~~ she (e: typo) gets slaughtered in the primary

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wrong pronoun if you meant the incumbent