I'm sure you've heard by now of the killing of several hunters in Wisconsin by another hunter, named Chai Vang. It has even been mentioned that the guy is a Hmong. What hasn't gotten as much attention is that the guy is probably also a polygamist, which is not uncommon for Hmong.
The larger question here is whether it is a wise thing to import so many people without assimilation (and whether we can assimilate at the current levels).
Difficulties in understanding hunting laws have long caused conflict between the Hmong and the rest of the populace.
In all due fairness, both sides probably share some of the blame for the problems. But to the extent that this shooting was the end result of the conflict between the Hmong and hte non-Hmong in Wisconsin, this does show that cultural differences matter when immigrating and that we need to consider culture a lot more in our immigration policy.
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