As much as I agree with the general consensus here, I think Mikado might be onto something. It isn't necessarily Islam that's causing most of the unrest in the European countries. That's just a mask. Dig a little deeper and see the face behind most of the fundamentalism that plagues not only the West, but also parts of Central Asia and SEA.
A good amount of the fundamentalism, unrest, international discrepancy, etc, has origins in the Middle East (mostly, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar). If you look at the Islamic philosophy that fuels the machine of intolerance, you can trace it back to a scholar by the name of Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328), who preached a radicalized agenda that was revitalized by scholars of the 19th century wanting to return to a "pure" Islam. This scholar influenced others such as Muhammad al-Wahhab (where Wahhabism comes from), Rashid Rida, Muhammad Abduh, and others (note: the last three scholars mentioned are attributed to Salafism, which didn't start off "bad" per se. Rather, individuals after these guys took their ideas and made them fanatical (Qutbism for example).
Majority of the terrorism you see around the world stems from this region. Doesn't matter the color of skin, culture, or nationality. Look behind the mask.
These terrorists are funded vis-a-vis large Muslim charities and "private donors". Where does
majority (if not all of this money) come from? You guessed it.
Who are the citizens causing
the most ruckus? Where are they coming from? You guessed it.
Where are the Western countries/corporations getting their natural resources from and
who are they in bed with? You guessed it.
As far as what type of immigrant should be let in, that's a question the European electorate will have to answer. Japan has somewhat it figured out. I don't think you can have one large brush stroke and sway one way or the other. Just because the family was born in an area two steps away from shit, doesn't mean they don't have the right to provide for their loved ones. At the same time, if they do not contribute to the country (via economically, socially, etc) and just continually suck up resources without contributing a red cent, they're gone. No questions asked. Zero tolerance. Coming into a country to improve your life situation is a
PRIVILEGE and should be treated as such. If they don't see it that way, then sorry Charlie, we'll give the opportunity to someone else. Companies that hire these people for cheap labor also have to be held accountable. You want cheap peasants to work in your manufacturing divisions? Great, I hope they are contributing to make our land better. If not, they're gone. Profit margins be damned.
In my humblest opinion, reformed immigration legislation needs to happen like this:
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Welcome to [Insert West European country here]. You have 6-12 months to find active employment. We are putting you on a plan where we check how you're doing in terms of welfare. The goal is to get you work, a home, medical benefits, and anything else you may need to provide a better life for you and your family. However, if we see not progress within that time, or hear that you've been trying to/are milk the system. You are gone, no questions asked.
That's the short term solution.
Long term solution (which is a stretch, but hear me out)...
Improve technological research, finding a way to cut off the oil teat that constantly supplies/funds the region where most global insurgency comes from. Before anyone gave a shit about oil, the only thing the Middle East had of interest to the rest of the world was precious stones. Stop fat cat oil tycoons (who don't give a flying fuck about anything outside of their bank statements) from blocking any other forms of alternative energy, and invest in pioneers like Elon Musk and others. Cut off the Middle Eastern financial sector, and get Western interests out of the affairs of the Islamosphere. Once the global consensus agrees that oil and natural gas are relics of the past, the Middle East will retreat back to obscurity.
Sorry, oil sands guys