text: The inevitable outcome of massive immigration is a creeping degradation of our culture, the result of compromise to suit the whims of those who are not dedicated to joining our cultural group, as, due to the speed and volume of the importation of their brethren, they understandably see no utility in assimilation. This line of reasoning, that education should reflect the 'diversity' of its students is very sensible. However, it is also the death rattle of our weak and confused cultural identity, for we can not even marshal a defence of our own intellectual canon. What will happen when the tradition which built the nations so attractive to populations abroad is snuffed out by the people seeking its boons? Will there be no one who understands the difference between a great work of English literature and shabanu, daughter of the wind?