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> Then why is Europe experiencing such a huge problem now and not then? It seems less likely the problem is immigration and more likely at last part of the problem is fear of immigrants. Studies such as the following show that anti-immigrant sentiment is more extreme among residents of rural places than among residents of urban places, even though immigrants are more likely to reside in urban communities. http://cita…
Why are people scared of immigration this time around and not previously? Did previous immigrants assimilate? Were they similar, culturally?
The issue is right there: previous immigrants in France hardly assimilated, so when a new wave comes in, without change in the country there is no reason for them to assimilate either.