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To: SittinYonder
I've heard about immigration concerns - particularly from Howard during the election. My assumption has been that their immigration problem (as it is throughout Europe) is Muslim immigration. Is that right?

As I'm an American stoat, a definitive answer on that would best be left to our many British Freeper Friends.  I'm given to understand that a BIG chunk of the immigrants are Muslim, but many also come from former East Bloc countries, as well as African nations.  Great Britain has had a 'very' open immigration policy for a very long time, and they are in serious danger of losing their national identity and culture as a result.

May God Bless Great Britain, and may it remain British.

7 posted on 05/18/2005 1:45:31 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: Stoat

"As I'm an American stoat, a definitive answer on that would best be left to our many British Freeper Friends. I'm given to understand that a BIG chunk of the immigrants are Muslim, but many also come from former East Bloc countries, as well as African nations. Great Britain has had a 'very' open immigration policy for a very long time, and they are in serious danger of losing their national identity and culture as a result."

I can't find any statistics by religion, and I'm not sure there are any. In 2003, about 7% of immigrants into the UK were from Middle Eastern countries. The largest numbers come from places like Australia, the US, France and Germany.

In terms of overall impact, I would disagree that we are 'in danger of losing our national identity'. The number of immigrants in the UK as a percentage of the population is significantly lower than in the USA (iirc, about 8% of the population as opposed to 12% for the US).


13 posted on 05/18/2005 1:11:40 PM PDT by Canard
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