re: "European pickle"

The Phibian at Cdr Salamander ("Proactively “From the Sea”; leveraging the littoral best practices for a paradigm breaking six-sigma best business case in the global commons, rightsizing the core values supporting our mission statement via the 5-vector model through cultural diversity.") notes the epidemic of rapes committed (in Europe) by immigrants.

Money quote(s):

"Now and then we have to remind everyone - do not confuse our immigration issues with Europe's.

The only problem I have with the USA's is our lack of enforcement of our laws."

He said a mouthful with that one. Just enforce the laws on the books; just don't spend all our time finding ways not to do what the laws already require.

"Eventually, they will have enough - and they will deal with it in the old European way."

That has been Ralph Peters' argument. Timing (and demographics) will tell.

JG - Sailing to Britain - Sixty years after the 'Windrush'

From my archive of press clippings:

Jamaica Gleaner

Sailing to Britain - Sixty years after the 'Windrush'

published: Sunday June 22, 2008

File

'Empire Windrush' with the Jamaican immigrants en masse being welcomed June 22, 1948.

ON THE 27th of May, 60 years ago, the Empire Windrush sailed from Jamaica for Trinidad at the start of a voyage that was to lead to one of the greatest social transformations of British history.

Read the whole article here.

S&S - Report: Guam listed as a possible staging area for Iraqi immigrants

Stars and Stripes

Report: Guam listed as a possible staging area for Iraqi immigrants


By Teri Weaver, Stars and Stripes

Pacific edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009


TOKYO — As military and local leaders on Guam prepare for the planned arrival of 8,000 U.S. Marines, another group of people could be headed their way from Iraq, according to a report from a Washington think tank.

Read the whole article here.