Terror in Brussels

[Bengalzona]

(03-22-2016, 10:28 PM). bfine32 Wrote: Are you saying these immigrants failed to assimilate and now special concessions must be made? 

I'm talking about a systemic problem with Muslim immigration into Western Europe during the past 50 years. And, yes, they did fail to integrate. This was due to their own desire to isolate, the European's willingness to accept their non-integration and the economic conditions (there were jobs for them when they came, but the jobs dried up and... "last hired, first fired").

This is the general problem. There are exceptions. There are Muslims in Europe who still buy into 'the dream'. Europeans need to work with them while also finding something constructive (like work) to occupy these young Muslims (referred to as "the Third Generation"). This would eventually ease their terrorist problem. If you want to label that as 'special concessions', so be it. Ultimately, it doesn't matter. The Europeans are less inspired to hire Muslims than ever before (that said, they also tend to look at things more openly and consider solutions such as this more than Americans would).

You could make a claim that, because immigrants have generally not assimilated into European society during the past 50 years, they should not allow more now. This is reasonable. But the problem with their assimilation is more than just a religious difference. It has as much to do with economics: they assimilate more and at a faster rate when they are employed at a higher rate and lesser when they have high unemployment.