[scouse]

So long as they don't change the name of the Black Watch.

[newwahoo]

"Arshad, who is also Scotland’s equal opportunities commissioner, said Scotland has been "in denial" over racism which is "rife" in this country and does not just exist "among yobs and BNP supporters"."

What is a yob? Sounds like some kind of bigoted name like redneck.

[Tancred]

"Scotland needs to be more comfortable with diversity."

I have the feeling that these new immigrants have not taken to wearing kilts, playing the bagpipes, and eating haggis. Instead, they retain the same cultural values of the crummy place they left; very likely, they are as resistant to assimilation as the new immigrants in the US are.

Besides, weren't there a lot of Scots in the forefront of the Enlightenment (Adam Smith and others)? Why do we have to change our culture to accomodate newcomers? Why can't they change to our culture? Hasn't anyone thought that the Third World might be a better place if not for many of the cultural practices of the inhabitants which too many people here are encouraging them to retain?

[glc1173@aol.com]

"Arshad, who is also Scotland’s equal opportunities commissioner, said Scotland has been "in denial" over racism which is "rife" in this country and does not just exist "among yobs and BNP supporters"." (Scotland On Sunday)

It's not "racism." It's just understanding that you cannot remain a distinct society - as Scotland historically has been from England - by allowing English-style mass settlement of Third Worlders into your society. What would be the "difference" between Scotland and England in a couple decades if Scotland had English levels of mass Third World immigration?

The Scots understand what the French showed they understood in the recent French election. Can France stay "French" if any significant share of its population is people whose primary language isn't French, who are some religion other than the historic religions of France (Catholic, Jewish, Protestant), and who don't relate to the key historic moments of France as "theirs?"

The Scots also understand one other thing - that, if Third World immigrants were such a "boon" to a country, their homelands would be eager to keep them and every other Western nation would want more!

IMMIGRATION resource library - with public-health facts of immigration!

[SoDak]

So, am I to understand now that if I were to support anything except totally open borders I'm a racist?

[curmudgeonII]

There is a tendency for immigrants to be the most ambitious and innovative of their native populace. [Why else would they pull up stakes and move to an unfamiliar country and (perhaps) an unfamiliar language.] Would it not be better for the country of origin to retain these people, as they are precisely the individuals who are most likely to make beneficial change?

Cuba is a prime example of this. By allowing unrestricted immigration of those opposed to Castro, the U.S. has effectively removed any possible anti-Castro opposition in Cuba; the potential leaders of an anti-Castro uprising are now in Miami and largely out of touch with what is occurring in Cuba.

[tracer]

All too often racism is charged when what really exists is a justifiable disdain for imported bottom-feeders of any derivation....

[csvset]

Rowena Arshad

Clans of Scotland

I wonder what clan the Arshad's are kin to?

[Cleburne]

which could lead to a rise in the fortunes of far-right politicians north of the Border

I'll believe it when I see it, but if true, weel, it'ld be a muckle great thing! The Scots have been more or less a bunch of whining leftist losers since the 40's or so, and it would do my heart good to see them go "right-wing".

[Dan from Michigan]

I know Strathclyde has an EXTREMELY high crime rate there(380,000 people, 82 murders)

Could that have something to do with it?

[sneakypete]

If the leftie editors and reporters want to REALLY see some hard-core racism,let THEM move to the 3rd world cesspools these immigrants came from and see how THEY treat whites.

[wattsmag2]

Is it racism to not want being overrun?

[VOA]

bump

[tortoise]

Since when did not wanting unchecked immigration have anything to do with racism? I'm sick of seeing anti-immigration equated to racism in the media. I wouldn't want worthless trash moving into my country either, regardless of their race. And by "worthless trash" I mean welfare leeches who undermine my country on my dime; I have no beef with hardworking immigrants trying to get ahead in the world.