Muslim immigrants reacting Violently

From Eric Dondero:

Western European countries are starting to enforce statutes meant to preserve their language and culture. With vastly increased immigration from mostly northern African Muslim countries such as Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, Euro nations like Britain, Austria and Italy are taking a stand, with a requirement of basic knowledge of the native language, and even knowledge of history and cultural values. Predictably, the immigrants are not reacting favorably to the changes.

From Yahoo News, "Italy makes Immigrants speak Italian for Work Visa":

Italy

Italy is the latest Western European country turning the screws on an expanding immigrant population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship. While enacted last year in the name of integration, these requirements also reflect anxiety that foreigners might dilute fiercely-prized national identity or even, especially in Britain's case, pose terror risks.

The United Kingdom

Since 2005, would-be citizens and permanent residency holders have been asked to prove their command of "Britishness" by answering multiple choice questions, in English, on British history, culture and law, from explaining the meaning behind the fireworks-filled Guy Fawkes Night, to knowing which British courts use a jury system.

Britain's government has pledged to dramatically cut immigration, and the language requirement is effectively a tool to put a cap on the number of newcomers, said Sarah Mulley, an immigration expert at the Institute of Public Policy Research, a London think tank.

Austria

In Austria, terms are tougher. There, where native speakers have been sometimes known to scold immigrant parents for not speaking proper German to their children, foreigners from outside the European Union need to prove they speak basic German within five years of receiving their first residency permit. Failure to do so can bring fines and jeopardize their right to stay.

The government argues that foreigners who master German can better integrate and help foster understanding across cultures. But, like in Italy, critics say it's a just a pretext for erecting barriers.

Strong opposition of course, is being voiced by a coalition of Leftist parties and Muslim immigration advocates.

"The German language is increasingly being used as a marginalization tool," said Alev Korun, a Turkish-born member of the opposition Greens party who immigrated to Austria when she was 19.

And Muslim violence on native Europeans has increased dramatically in the last few months, and weeks.

Just last week in Spain: A Morroccan Muslim stabbed 12 people in Ibiza and a crazed Muslim attacked staff and patients at a hospital in Madrid. (Source: BNI).

And in France, hordes of Muslim Youth rampaged through neighborhoods in Marseilles, attacking local French citizens, and shops after a soccer match. (LR, March 4).

Photo of Algerian man yelling at Italian woman. Korun right.