If a nation is to be an amalgamation of various cultural communities, does it then have to rely on a nationalism as the only source of a common identity for its citizens. Is that a strong enough identity to pull people together even during times of peace ? This is an even tougher problem for communities where the diversity of origins is still freshly established. In this case the ideal argument of "your identity as part of the community" will bind you to your neighbours" doesnt hold water. Because its very easy to perceive the neighbour in the same image as a xenophobic leader having similar cultural background as the neighbour. Dialogue in the community is very important in these cases. On who does the onus lie to facilitate the dialogue. Looks like its for the betterment of both the incoming and the already resident communities.
However if they have separate financial identities then the opportunities for dialogue is so much reduced. How will then the newcomers or their progeny understand the resident or vice-versa. Looks like state intervention could help these things make faster progress.
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