Hirschman Charles
Daedalus. 2013 Summer;142(3). doi: 10.1162/DAED_a_00217.
The standard account of American immigration focuses on the acculturation and assimilation of immigrants and their children to American society. This analysis typically ignores the significant contributions of immigrants to the creation of American culture through the performing arts, sciences, and other cultural pursuits. Immigrants and their children are not born with more creative talents than native-born citizens, but their selectivity and marginality may have pushed and pulled those with ability into high-risk career paths that reward creative work. The presence of large numbers of talented immigrants in Hollywood, academia, and the high-tech industries has pushed American institutions to be more meritocratic and open to innovation than they would be otherwise.
关于美国移民的标准叙述聚焦于移民及其子女对美国社会的文化适应和同化。这种分析通常忽视了移民通过表演艺术、科学及其他文化追求对美国文化的创立所做出的重大贡献。移民及其子女并非天生就比美国本土出生的公民拥有更多的创造才能，但其选择性和边缘性可能促使有能力的人投身于奖励创造性工作的高风险职业道路。好莱坞、学术界和高科技产业中大量有才华的移民的存在，促使美国的机构比在其他情况下更注重任人唯贤并乐于接受创新。
