Normalization: Integration or Assimilation? A Response to Miquel Strubell.

Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," focusing on the position of Castilian-speaking individuals resident and working in Catalonia. The paper notes that the policy of assimilating migrants is no longer accepted without question, and it suggests diglossia as the only way to provide stability, equity, and cultural protection. (SM)