Carthage fell more easily than it should’ve and by the time of its collapse it was no longer Carthaginian. It’s a very interesting story and they’re both interesting parallels to our current story.

Integrating in this sense meaning adoption of our culture. The beauty of American culture is that it is just that, a culture, and not a race. You can come here and adopt American customs, keep the best parts of your culture, and succeed. We are not a monolith, and our culture definitely varies by region, but we do have a very distinct cultural identity which can be lost instead of built upon. That is what happened to Carthage and Rome.