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Friday, September 03, 2010

European countries cannot have it both ways on immigration

"European countries cannot have it both ways on immigration

By Tony Barber

Published: September 3 2010 20:50 | Last updated: September 3 2010 20:50

Which European politician said in July that his country was “suffering from 50 years of lax immigration rules that have led to a failure of integration”? Was it Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Islamic populist? Was it Umberto Bossi, leader of Italy’s Northern League? Perhaps it was Thilo Sarrazin, the Social Democrat who appears likely to be dismissed from the board of Germany’s Bundesbank for making provocative remarks about immigrants?"

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