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It is interesting to compare Huntington, his theory on civilization, and his influence on policy makers in the U.S. Administration and the Pentagon, with [[Arnold_J._Toynbee|A.J. Toynbee]] and his theory, which relied heavily on [[religion]] and was criticised similarly.
== ''Who Are We'' and
The latest book by Huntington, ''Who Are We: The Challenges to America's National Identity'', was released in May [[2004]]. The subject is the meaning of [[United States|American]] [[national identity]] and the possible threat posed to it by large-scale [[Latino]] [[immigration]], which Huntington warns could "divide the United States into two peoples, two [[culture]]s, and two [[language]]s". Like ''The Clash of Civilizations'', this book has also stirred controversy, and some have accused Huntington of [[xenophobia]] for asserting that America has historically been culturally an Anglo-Saxon Protestant country.
He stands further accused of presenting an [[ethnocentrism|ethnocentric]] or [[racism|racist]] attitude towards immigration, arguing that Mexican values (for instance a "lack of ambition" and "acceptance of poverty as a virtue necessary for entry into [[Heaven]]") are inherently inferior to the Anglo-Protestant ideals (under which he lists among other things [[Christianity]], religious commitment and a [[Protestant work ethic]]). He argues further that the latter set of values is a threat to the [[American Dream]], which he says is the "dream created by an Anglo-Protestant society". He further states that Mexican Americans can "share in that dream and in that society only if they dream in English".
==The National Academy of Sciences Controversy==
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