G'morning Bob,

 MM> And immigrant groups tend to work harder than residents -
 BK>  Which is of what value to the residents?

Economically, yes - appreciated, not always...

 MM> "in", share the local work habits and urgencies and accept
 MM> the mythical things that "can't be done".

 BK>  Or things that shouldn't be done.

Immigrants are never really `foreign' - "should'nt be done" is 
usually more of a perception than a hard rule...

 MM> The more groups a country gets,  the less reaction is
 MM> generated; in Australia and New Zealand after WW2,  both
 MM> populations had real trouble getting to grips with the
 MM> "hard and earnest" workings of newcomers...

 BK>  Eventually it would be nice to actually enjoy the results of
 BK>  generations of work.

True - but it seems not that easy;  some of NZ's first settlers 
are still resisting every subsequent wave - but are first in line 
to revel in the new ways of the newcomers...

Interesting,  people Asian are most subject to racism right now - 
but Asian take-aways are away and by far the most popular,  
leaving F&Cs, the Colonel's and McDonalds in the shade...  and 
most shops good carry a `made in Asia' label.

:-)
 
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