One can understand why, living in a foreign country they may perceive as hostile, immigrants opt to close themselves off, and some host countries – France, for example –may be too hasty in demanding that immigrants accept new ways of life. But attempting to live a closed life in an open society is bound to be self-defeating and not something a liberal society should encourage.
人们能够理解，当生活在他们认为对他们抱有敌意的外国时，移民会选择把他们自己闭锁起来，而一些接纳他们的国家比如法国也许在要求移民接受新的生活方式的问题上表现得太急切了。但是试图在一个开放的社会过一种闭锁的生活注定会是自我挫败的，这也不是一个自由社会所鼓励的。