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maverick asked Nick Ryan: "In my opinion, Britain has no wish of becoming a 'melting pot' like America - hence the discord amongst those foreigners already there as well as the furore over the new ones streaming in day after day...." Show more »"In my opinion, Britain has no wish of becoming a 'melting pot' like America - hence the discord amongst those foreigners already there as well as the furore over the new ones streaming in day after day. That being so, do you think it is that lack that is hampering the integration process? I mean, it is all nice to say 'the British are very accommodating' but it isn't as if they had a choice, is it? Don't you think if they had a proper say in this issue, the British public would prefer if they didn't have the immigrant population 'tainting' their society?" Show less »
Nick Ryan answer: "I think a lot of ignorant people would like to *think* they didn't have to have immigrants. But then again, if that were true, half of them wouldn't be here in the first place. Look at me: half-Irish. Should..." Show more»" I think a lot of ignorant people would like to *think* they didn't have to have immigrants. But then again, if that were true, half of them wouldn't be here in the first place. Look at me: half-Irish. Should I go? What about the doctor from Malaysia that treated me in my local hospital? Or the South African dentist that fixed my tooth? Sure, when people say that charged word "immigrant", ask them what they really mean. I guarantee you they usually mean brown-skinned people: people who may have been living here three generations or more. Sure, there are problems, no-one denies that. But let's talk about this honestly and openly, without charging the debate already with skewed terms. And yes, I think Britain needs to shift to a stronger form of over-arching identity, like America. But America was founded as a nation of immigrants, so it remains a lot easier there. Saying 'British' to many Brits means little. Maybe the Union Jack means something else overseas, I don't know. "Show less«
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