[dervish]

"Given both that Howard was apparently speaking of immigrants in general; not specifically Muslims"

No. He singled out Muslims. From the article:


"There are pockets of this resistance in different migrant groups but it is perhaps most visible at this time in a small section of the Islamic community."

Way to go Howard. No PC BS.

[GMMAC]

Not be too argumentative but, Howard began by speaking in a general historical sense, using the past tense, about the positive contributions of immigrants in his first paragraph which was the one 'BW2221' quoted together with a skeptical comment.

I then responded that overall Howard was correct - as would be someone making the same point about America or Canada which, like Australia, are also essentially nations of immigrants.

Howard turns specifically to the subject of "new migrants" & what is reasonably expected of them in his 4th paragraph just before his 5th one which you've cited.

For what it's worth, I agree with Howard across the board.