Britain and the rest of the European Union are ignoring a demographic time bomb: a recent rush into the EU by migrants, including millions of Muslims, will change the continent beyond recognition over the next two decades, and almost no policy-makers are talking about it. The numbers are startling.
Only 3.2 per cent of Spain's population was foreign-born in 1998. In 2007 it was 13.4 per cent. Europe's Muslim population has more than doubled in the past 30 years and will have doubled again by 2015. In Brussels, the top seven baby boys' names recently were Mohamed, Adam, Rayan, Ayoub, Mehdi, Amine and Hamza. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more
We need policies for integrating Europe's immigrants We publish today a large piece pointing out that the huge growth of immigrant populations, including Muslims, in the European Union is very soon going to change what we understand by “European”.
This is not sensationalist, and we make no judgment at all about whether immigration is good or bad for the EU. .... It has been held up - erroneously - as an answer to our ageing populations and pension problems. The point is that everything is going to change quickly - probably far quicker than you realise - and needs a policy response. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more
