Chapter 1

1. Pat Buchanan and Don Feder maintain that lenient immigration policies and ethnic diversity are a threat to national unity. Does Amitai Etzioni’s viewpoint effectively refute the assertions of Buchanan and Feder? Why or why not? Use evidence from the viewpoints to defend your answer.
2. Paul Craig Roberts, Deroy Murdock, and Alan Jenkins all use specific examples to help support their arguments concerning the U.S. government’s system of racial classification. In your opinion, which author’s use of examples is more compelling? Why?
3. Randall Kennedy argues that racial pride is misguided because it assumes that one’s inherited physical features hold more significance than one’s actions and deeds. Paul King disagrees, contending that feelings of racial loyalty and kinship ensure the survival of minority communities. In each viewpoint, try to find two supporting arguments that...