"It doesn’t matter what your skin, where you’re from, or your religion. You jump right into the great American melting pot"—these are the lyrics of a song from a classical educational children's TV show, Schoolhouse Rock!. From a young age, many grow up being taught that America is a "melting pot", the opportune place for a newcomer to rebuild their life for the better and be part of a unified nation ( “Melting Pot” a Derogatory and Incorrect Phrase ). America has long been referred to as a melting pot to allude to the diverse nature of the American population and how immigrants assimilate into a common American culture. This metaphor suggests that the various cultures each person brings to America blend together to form a harmonious society. "The Great Melting Pot" by Schoolhouse Rock! Yet, throughout history, this oversimplified ideal has been tested and proven insufficient to characterize the attitudes of the general American public toward specific ...