Migrants are the future of Europe

[Deleted]

It’s time to face the truth. We cannot and will never be able to stop migration.

It is foolish to think that migration will disappear if one adopts harsh language. It is naïve to think that our societies will remain homogenous and migration-free if one erects fences. It is unwise to think that migration will remain on the other side of the Mediterranean, if one only shows solidarity in financial terms.

At the end of the day, we all need to be ready to accept migration, mobility and diversity as the new norm and tailor our policies accordingly. The only way to make our asylum and migration policies future-proof, is to collectively change our way of thinking first.

Excerpt from: https://www.politico.eu/article/euro...efugee-crisis/

I could not agree more with this. I have been fed up with all the negativity toward migrants who are coming to Europe. Europe is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic place where everybody should be welcomed, regardless of their creed and origin. We need to make sure our youth understand that it is important to adopt a tolerant view of this matter, as they will be those who will eventually welcome with open hands the "new Europeans" who will keep coming to Europe. We need to all accept the idea that Europe has never been only for white people but everybody else too. Only with open arms and a tolerant heart can we make sure that the newcomers settle effectively and without much trouble. After all, their future IS the European future. They are the future and we must welcome this as great news.

EDIT: CAN A MODERATOR PLEASE MOVE THIS THREAD TO GENERAL OFF-TOPIC RATHER THAN POLITICS? I CREATED IT HERE BY MISTAKE.

[Mormolyce]

I entirely agree.

You know, I really wish we could stop talking about immigration. I could not give less of a shit about it. It's like complaining about the tide, it's inevitable and not really a problem.

The only important thing about immigration is how the policy is managed (ie separate from the volume of immigrants/refugees/etc). And even then, I wouldn't put it in my top 10 social policies worth discussing.

But we have to have huge arguments about it forever, because it's a hot button issue for racists and retards. Sigh.

[Travis B]

EDIT: CAN A MODERATOR PLEASE MOVE THIS THREAD TO GENERAL OFF-TOPIC RATHER THAN POLITICS? I CREATED IT HERE BY MISTAKE.

How many obvious bait threads on immigration do you need? You already have one going in General OT that by some miracle still has not been closed yet. You also have another one already going on in Politics. Did you really feel the need to make a third?

[Mormolyce]

How many obvious bait threads on immigration do you need? You already have one going in General OT that by some miracle still has not been closed yet. You also have another one already going on in Politics. Did you really feel the need to make a third?

Come on now, if we closed all the bait threads the entire forum would be dead.

[Machismo]

Then why does the OP hate migrants so much?

Let's stop the bait thread once and for all. This guy needs a perma ban.

[Deleted]

Then why does the OP hate migrants so much?

Let's stop the bait thread once and for all. This guy needs a perma ban.

You are probably kidding at this point...

[The One Percent]

I'll be interested to watch your little European experiment. Seems to be going great so far!

[Collegeguy]

I have always wondered why Euros talk about migrants must assimilate when that seems like an alien concept in North America. What it so scary about people bringing their culture when they move to Europe?

[draynay]

Come on now, if we closed all the bait threads the entire forum would be dead.

I'm willing to risk it.

[Crissi]

Use one of your existing immigrant threads

Closing