Original post by PTMalewskiSir, I'm sorry, although boiling inside while looking at this, I'm telling as polite as I can:
It is against my knowledge, that 10, 15 or even 20 years would change much in this case. In both cases we are disputing immigration from Africa and the Middle East. Mentality and level of education couldn't change much. Processes in societies are too slow for that. If some certain problems with immigrants from particular parts of the world occured 10 or 15 years ago, it is indeed very likely that they continue to take place now,
Especially, if economical situation is more difficult and aversion rises.
This article says some truth too, but I doubt If radical muslims are willing to integrate with modern secular societies.
It is a key factor as long as we disucuss relatively secular and willing to work people.
What evidence do you have, to claim that this a key factor, not a minor or equal and one of many?
How do you expect them to integrate if with their knowledge of languages and and their skills they stand very little chance to find any job even if they were native Europeans, and as the truck drivers who have to go through Calais will tell you, many of them have no respect for law or private property?
In Poland we didn't provide any language courses for Vietnamese or Chinese people, our social handouts are extremely low and none, to my knowledge were given to illegals (and thousands of Vietnamese people used to live here illegally for years.) Today we have Vietnamese districs and villages, and Chinese people can be met quite often. We have absolutely no problem whatsoever with them. Lots of them used to work for equivalent 3 pences per hour. Still, nobody suffered from famine, and lots of these people advanced to middle class, they send children to schools, and they all learn Polish on their own.
On the other hand, we provided lots of aid to Chechens, and millions of euro were spent for professional activation of Romani people. The Chechens keep stealing and terrorizing neighbourhoods. The Romanis refuse to take any job. The Chechens, we may add, were welcomed as heroes fighting against the Russian opression (Poles are generally Russophobic, so we stupidly like everthing and everybody that is against Russia)
Culture matters, ignoring this is a wishful thinking.