Immigration 3 – The nationality question

None of us chose our birthplace and in most cases, our nationality. In fact what does nationality means? Family ties, culture, education, religious traditions, language, race to name a few. Contrast that with what makes us human, that is the pool of traits and physical features all humans share in common. Then compare to other species (dogs, cats, birds, fishes) and it’s pretty obvious that all humans are very much homogeneous and very similar. This observation shows the artificial nature of what define and differentiate our different nationalities. What can be seen as differences is in fact very trivial and is dwarfed by the large, solid elements that unite us.