Commenting on the idea that the U.S. is a melting pot, sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva says, "That melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, etc. could not melt into the pot." Think about the phrase "melting pot"—what does it imply? If this does not appropriately describe the U.S., what phrase would aptly describethe relationship between its various peoples?

Commenting on the idea that the U.S. is a melting pot, sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva says, "That melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, etc. could not melt into the pot." Think about the phrase "melting pot"—what does it imply?

This implies that the United States is a curious combination of cultures due to the many immigrants that have settled in the US territory since the 1700s. Today, there are people from all over the world in most states. English, Irish, Germans, Dutch, French, Russians, Africans, Asians, Mexicans, Latinos, among others.

However, under the perspective of sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, white people do not intermingle with other races such as Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and other minorities. It is clear that in the US there are white supremacist people that do not like black people and other minorities, and through different periods of history have attacked these people, as was the case of the Ku Klux Klan.

Basically, this describes the U.S. Nonetheless, immigrants have played a key roll in the growth and prosperity of the US. Like or not, immigrants are here to stay and have rights and obligations, as any US citizen.