St. Thomas Law Review
First Page
490
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Miami is the most cosmopolitan city in the world. In 2000, 74.6% of its population spoke a language other than English at home and 59.5% were foreign born. Today, this percentage may be even higher. After a short exhilarating visit, one feels like celebrating cosmopolitanism; joining in the ongoing viva for more extended world migration; hybridization into one world culture; greater universal democracy; and last but not least, some form of world citizenship with attendant legal rights. At the risk of being an ungrateful guest, this article will put a damper on all such hurrahs. Pressing for cosmopolitans' identities to become the norm is an impossible dream. To do so would lead to a further deterioration of the world's welfare. Not to say that cosmopolitanism is without its charm, this article only claims that the very charm it harbors should not sweep the world off its feet.
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Dominique Legros,
0.45% Cosmopolitan,
20
St. Thomas L. Rev.
490
(2008).
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