California’s Melting Pot

In the editorial “The Art of Living Together--Closely” (March 15), it is implied that we must accept continuing waves of new immigrants to our country and that we must learn to live with them even though our California cities are full to bursting. Why must we do this? Why is it a “given” these days that we cannot simply say no to new immigrants? Where is it written that we cannot put out the “No Vacancy” sign?

Obviously, many of our civic problems these days are a direct result from our own Anglo-Saxon, First World culture butting up against the cultures of our Third World immigrants. No other country in the world would subject itself to this cultural upheaval: Why, oh why, do we?

BRUCE DUNCAN ROSS

Santa Barbara