Many immigrants never complete the transition phase and move on to incorporation due to lack of cultural, social, job security, and personal links. In the incorporation phase, immigrants secure employment, form families, establish credit, accumulate net worth and become competent in English. Undocumented immigrants that secure work and develop strong relationships with employers establish economic links to American society. If children are born and raised in the US they feel reluctant to return to a country they never actually knew, even though that is a part of their family history. Cultural incorporation is established by learning the English language and becoming socially influenced by American television and schools.
Personal incorporation varies from person to person and is based upon one's beliefs.
Many find it hard to change beliefs, behaviors and languages. Immigrants will continuously move in and out of the US but how we handle the situations associated with this is up to Americans. Human population has always moved, like waves, to fresh lands but for the first time in human history, there are no fresh lands, no new continents. Many feel that if immigrants come to America they should adopt the American ways of life and live by American rules. What we must realize is that people can have a common goal and still have their own identity, therefore retaining their culture and still having a sense of patriotism to the United States.