Dear American readers

Submitted by Octavio Johanson (Italy), Nov 16, 2006 at 08:59

In the USA, the overwhelming majority of immigrants are Mexican Catholics. There are then sizable groups of Evangelical Protestants from Latin America. It may seem strange to you that this post about Europe focuses on immigration. It is not strange, because most immigrants to Europe are North-African Muslims, and that is why I have brought up the subject in the first place.

Then, of course, there are other issues such as the welfare state, the birth-rate of Italy, Spain and Russia, Turkey and the European Union, the Muslim veil, Islamic schools etc. However, don't be surprised if I- and other Europeans- put a strong enphasis on the issue of immigration, because that is one of the main issues, together with Turkey and the veil.

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