livius, thanks to some kind of globalism related to immigration, can you tell me one country that doesnt seem to have a HUGE muslim population anymore? ps. antartica doesnt count, ok?
Vatican City...things do change though
Actually, Spain has a relatively low Muslim population, and many of those who are there got there illegally by getting smuggled across the Straits. Spain made a decision (under its former president, Aznar) to offer millions of visas to Latin Americans, because Spain needed workers but wanted people who shared Western cultural values. They also have a fair number of Christian African immigrants from former Spanish colonies in Africa.
The Italian government tried to do the same thing, because they needed the workers but did not want a large Muslim influx, so there was a plan to seek Africans from Christian Africa, among other groups. However, the left screamed discrimination and shot the program down.
So I think we really owe the large Muslim influx into Europe to the left. Immigration is a necessary thing and can even be a good thing (none of us would be here in the US if it weren't for immigration, and surely Freepers are a "good thing" :-)), but it's important to do it right. The left, of course, hates the West and Western cultural values, so they were only too happy to bring in a group that they must have known was fundamentally opposed to the West. It's pity the Muslims won't target the left alone when they decide to take over; alas, all of Europe is going to be in deep trouble soon.