Part I: Patrick Buchanan; Part II: Don Feder

In the following two-part viewpoint, syndicated columnists Patrick Buchanan and Don Feder contend that America is endangered by a growing population of nonwhite immigrants. In part I, Buchanan maintains that America will cease to be a cohesive nation if it continues to promote ethnic diversity and lenient immigration policies. A democracy cannot be sustained when its citizens have no common bonds, he asserts. In part II, Feder argues that the customs of many nonwhite immigrants are a threat to America’s European-derived standards of liberty, justice, and responsibility. He claims that unless immigration is brought under control, America’s traditional culture and identity will be destroyed.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In Buchanan’s opinion, how is a nation defined?
2. According...