Original sentence: For example, the French government and populace is undergoing a process of  debate regarding whether Islamic cultural practices and dress should be banned to support the ideal of a unified French society.The decision of whether to support a melting-pot or multicultural approach has developed into an issue of much debate within some counties
Edited sentence: Assimilationists or nativists (as proponents of the melting pot theory are called), on the other hand, assert that multiculturalism, as a form of communitarianism, will only destroy the fabric of society due to the ethnic divisions and economic burden that multiculturalist policies create.Many multiculturalists argue that the melting pot theory is simply an instrument of intolerance that forces third world peoples and other immigrants to abandon their cultures in order to be accepted into mainstream society.The decision of whether to support a melting-pot or multicultural approach has developed into an issue of much debate.This debate includes a number of issues: idealism and realism, socialism and capitalism, and more