His work "''Trans-National America''" is a discussion on the assimilation of the immigrant into American life which has come to be referred to as the "[[Melting pot]]" - a concept that Bourne did not hold in high regard.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zbb4O82RUwQC&pg=PA343 World War Issues and Ideals: Readings in Contemporary History and Literature], Trans-National America</ref>
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His work "''Trans-National America''" popularized the term [[Transnationalism]], which discusses the assimilation of the immigrant into American life. Assimilation came to be referred to as the "[[Melting pot]]" and was a concept that Bourne did not hold in high regard.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zbb4O82RUwQC&pg=PA343 World War Issues and Ideals: Readings in Contemporary History and Literature], Trans-National America</ref>