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I also met other Western European and South American leaders who were preparing to establish national languages In their respective countries. It surprised me that so many nations around the world were dealing with many of the same concerns I have had about the disuniting of America. I probably shouldnt have been surprised. while our Nation is the most diverse in the history of the world. it is the hallmark of the late 20th century that almost every country is being enriched and impacted by immigration. With the advent of the global economy and the global village of communication and culture. the world has begun a mass migration of peoples that has no historical precedent. In a century. mostif not allof the worlds countries will be as diverse as America. or diverse nations will no longer exist. The reason is because most nations are not addressing the fundamental challenge of the 21st century: how to defuse the time bomb of rising nationalism and tribalism in a postcoldwar world market by mass immigration. The countries. whose representatives I met with in Paris. have begun to attack this problem. They are on their way to establishing national languages in their countries.