Quote: (03-24-2016 05:16 PM)weambulance Wrote:
Regarding assimilation, the problem isn't individual muslims or muslim families. The problem--and this isn't limited to muslims--is when large groups move into western countries and all settle in the same place. Then they never need to assimilate, because there is a colony of their home culture all around them. In some of these enclaves immigrants can do everything they need to do in life without ever speaking a word of English/French/whatever.
Large immigration and ghettoization certainly causes immense social stratification, but that still isn't a good enough explanation at the current problems. Japan, for example, took in 27 Muslim immigrants last year and already two have been arrested for rape and sexual assault.
And let's not forget that the 9/11 ringleaders were Westernized, highly educated and well integrated immigrants.