May 22, 2006
It's because they're brown, right? Racists!
Europe raises bar for immigrants:
AMSTERDAM -- A naked woman frolics in the surf. Gay men nuzzle in a park.These images are featured on a video, ''Coming to the Netherlands," that the government shows to prospective immigrants, part of the country's stringent new screening measures to determine whether newcomers can accept Western ''values." Anyone offended by such images, Dutch official reasoning goes, will probably be unhappy living in the country and should not be admitted.
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New laws are raising the hurdles for newcomers, especially Muslims, and winning cheers from many Europeans. Polls indicate that strong majorities in almost every European country favor not just tightening restrictions on ordinary immigrants but also casting a colder eye on the hard-luck tales of refugees seeking asylum.
The alarms sounding over immigration have some economic basis, such as perennial worry that newcomers are taking jobs from locals. But analysts say Europeans are mainly fearful of terrorism and the fast spread of Islamic culture.
How dare Europe expect immigrants to follow the customs of their culture?! Racists!
Posted by Karol at May 22, 2006 07:17 AM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: European+Immigration+Laws Immigration Immigration+In+Europe
Wow. Congratulations. A post that goes against every half witted and ill informed rant about Europe that has appeared on this blog. A bit silly though as these comment sections provide a nice comfort blanket for those happy to harbour a cock eyed and nonsensical view about Europe.
Posted by: Urbane McMeercat at May 22, 2006 12:27 PMIt's actually a shot at Europeans who comment here about how racist America is that we want to preserve American culture.
Posted by: Karol at May 22, 2006 12:31 PM"It's actually a shot at Europeans who comment here about how racist America is that we want to preserve American culture."
Oh, silly me. Your site is always overflowing with Europeans calling the U.S. racist. Of course. Mmmm, in your head it is maybe. Lay off the weed a bit I think.
Posted by: Urbane McMeercat at May 22, 2006 01:10 PMThat's right, it's all in my head. And not in the below comment sections.
Posted by: Karol at May 22, 2006 01:19 PMI'd appreciate a link to back up this claim.
Posted by: bryan at May 22, 2006 09:41 PMSorry Bryan, I have no way of backing up my unsubstantiated claim that Karol smokes too much weed.
Posted by: Urbane McMeercat at May 23, 2006 05:33 AMnot you urbane, karol
Posted by: bryan at May 25, 2006 06:29 PMThere was an article "The Pressure to Cover" by Kenji Yoshino in The New York Times Magazine a few months ago that actually claimed similar demands were a form of bigotry.
Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at May 28, 2006 01:46 AM
