There will always be social problems when you bring in large numbers from another country|culture into your populace. It can take decades for the cultures to fully intermingle and become one. Typically, to my mind the longer a new culture refuses to integrate with the existing one, the longer it takes for acceptance across the totality of the inhabitants. The problems will persist, for both cultures until such time as they move closer together with roadblocks being when minorities seek to perpetuate their culture and not intermingle with the existing one. As an example: not learning to speak the language of the country you are now living in, not abiding by that country's social norms, not making friends in the populace, and on the flip side, fear and hate of the unknown and of a people other then what you have grown up around. While there are merits in observing ones own traditions, religion and outlook on life, when such views/traditions are in direct conflict with the social norm, or where no attempt is made to intermingle, problems will persist. As a person that has lived in several countries I am well experienced with such expressions as "why cant they go back to their own country" and "they are taking our jobs", " they are all thieves" as well as much worse expressions, nevermind when physical confrontations against men, women, and children arise ( usually on the incoming culture ).
We have strayed a bit from the topic here, but it is factual that in certain countries where large numbers of refugees have arrived, social problems have persisted for decades. Holland to my mind is a good example of a country which has successfully integrated other cultures into its own.
also yes - agree with below (forgive me for edit, I was being diplomatic)
Quote (babun1024 @ Mar 16 2022 02:30pm)
Those cases were very famous and tragic but you can count them on your fingers. You give percentages of crime in increase but they were very low before. 100% of increase of 1 is 2. 1% increase of 100000 is 1000. See the difference? I am not as naive as to believe all of the immigrants are/were goody two shoes but your projection of 1 million people and relative safety in Germany is pulled out of your a***.... If US and EU would highlight EVERY rape and murder just as much as the ones done by refugees you wouldn't come out...
This post was edited by ferdia on Mar 16 2022 08:42am