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In reply to the discussion: SPLC Disgraces Itself on Ayaan Hirsi Ali [View all]ericson00
(2,707 posts)immigration worth addressing. Should we not care about the culture being brought by new immigrants, or the record of integration in other places? Especially when they bring a religion which is spread by missionaries, as most other religions are (Bahai'ism and Judaism are NOT proselytizing, but most Christianity and Islam are)
We all know the only reason much of the left thinks Muslim immigration is not worth scrutinizing more; because we assume that as mainly non-whites, they'll be scared off by conservative racists and legitimate xenophobes and vote for the center-left party. Which is all well and good, until they start making their policy views felt in terms of who they vote for and what propositions they vote for in elections, or a party like the GOP ultimately does an about face on Muslim social views and co-opts them. Or that some people think all borders are inherently racist, that letting anyone in is how to correct that.
This isn't Mexican immigration here, which I got no problem with. This is immigration from parts of the world where the predominant culture thinks:
and lives:
(in the apostasy map, only one country is non-Muslim).