Turquoise wrote:
Spark wrote:
I cannot for the life of me understand them.
I'm talking about the BNPs, the NFs, the Le Pen's, the Berlusconi's who want to tighten or cease immigration INTO EUROPE.
Can someone explain why anyone would hold this stance IN EUROPE? Anyone who knows half a thing about global demographics and population policies know that this is possibly the WORST thing one could do for the economy.
I propose an alternative... It's not about restricting immigration so much as it is about being more selective.
I think the riots in Paris not long ago underline the problems between French culture and North African immigrants. I hereby propose that France and the rest of Western Europe allow more East Asians into Europe while putting heavier limits on people coming from Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East.
This way, less Muslims enter your countries, and less cultural conflicts result from immigration in general. I believe that most of the cultures in East Asia would conform better to the European way of life than the ones of the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. You could also let in more South Americans.
Of course, there are also Muslims in East Asia (most notably Indonesians), but they seem to follow a version of Islam that is less conflicting with your way of life.
I don't think it would change anything if it was people from East Asia.
The riots happened because the French exploited the Arabs (from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,...) for decades and put them in ghettos (the "banlieues") out of the cities.
The sons and daughters of the original immigrants had to face racism when they wanted to get a job or a place to live. And these are the lucky ones because they worked really hard in the shitty schools of the ghettos.
There simply isn't equality, if you happen to were born in one of these ghettos and manage to work your way to degrees and others, you'll have to face racism to get a job. Some even had to change their name to sound more French.
East Asian would still have to deal with the racism that is a big problem in France but also in Europe.
