In regard to European Muslim immigration and the US, there stark differences that effect assimilation..The subject of this thread, as I understand it, is assimilation. Barriers to assimilation, barriers to the perception of assimilation and barriers to attempts to assimilate.There is no way you would know how many honor killings occur in the US because the DOJ does not track them. Estimates vary between 10 and 30 a year which is a pretty good indication the interpretation of Shari Law supporting honor killings is not being following by 5 million Muslims in the US.I have no idea. The DOJ calls honor killings a growing and an under-reported phenomenon. How much of a role does that play in people's perception of how well Muslims have assimilated into Western culture? I feel confident in saying that it can't help. How much it hurts is arguable.1- Yes
2- Yes
3- No
Stop accepting Western money and rejecting Western values. Embrace modernity. No more honor killings. No more Sharia courts. Don't come here to live unless you want to live here, Do not try to make this country into the place you left.
How many Muslim honor killings have occurred in the US, and allowed to go unprosecuted? How many Sharia courts exist in the US, lawfully?
If assimilation is your goal, eliminating differences is the only way to achieve it. Not all differences, but the most glaring and problematic ones should probably be targeted first. Running over your daughter with your car because she was just gettin' too "modern" for your tastes may not be commonplace, but it does tend to linger in the memory.
Are there barriers to assimilation? More than any other group has faced? Is it worse in Europe than America? Do the problems in Europe color the American perception of Muslim assimilation? Are factors like honor killing a barrier to people seeing the level of assimilation realistically? It's kind of like a little cannibalism, isn't it? How much before you have a legitimate problem with your "brand"? Throwing acid into the faces of little girls? Smashing up antiquities for no reason? As far as barriers to attempting to assimilate goes, who knows? How do Muslim immigrants measure up to other groups regarding assimilation indices?
- There are over 44 million Muslims in Europe and only 3 million in the US according to Pew Research. There are almost twice as many Muslims in France as the US.
- The United States has a much less unionized and regulated labor force than much of Europe, which speeds immigrants’ economic success and assimilation.
- Muslims in America are seen as much less likely to engage in violence than in European countries which makes integration in the workforce and all society easier.
- The US does not have the many culture clashes that exist in Europe.This allows outside cultures to more easily engage in social institutions including education and the workplace.
- American immigrant communities are less secluded than in Europe. They are widely dispersed which makes integration and assimilation easier.
- Muslims in America originate from 77 different countries with no major predominate group. Newcomers to the United States have to engage with other groups, peoples, and cultures. In Europe, it's easy for newcomers to congregate in their own cultural group, exacerbating existing cultural tensions and slowing assimilation.
- The US is much more selective than Europe. This translates into higher skilled, better educated, and more affluent immigrants. These characteristics make it much easier to integrate into the population.
- The US is much more selective when it comes to refugees than Europe. The process is long and arduous. Once selected, the government decides where the refuges are placed and are given a great deal of support compared to Europe. This results in the refugees assimilating better than in Europe but also increases the likelihood that they will stay in the US permanently.
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