I want to raise that job opportunities by no means universally decline as a result of immigration. The places available tend to rise with the population.
Under proper circunstances, certainly. But those circunstances are just not trivial to build and maintain. Greece, for instance, seems to be struggling with that challenge right now, and it is hardly alone.
Also, it seems unfair to group 1.6 billion people into one homogenous mass and assume that none of them will be able to functionally contribute to a society where they are the minority. I know plenty of Muslim Brits, and they're pretty damn good at working, getting educated, raising children andssocialising with Muslims and non-Muslims.
We all should pursue such goals, no doubt.
What's more, the idea that waves of immigrants are coming to the West to take advantage of the benefits system is a rather reactionary and damaging one, which is also inaccurate.
I agree.
Talk about how terrible you think Jesus and Muhammad were all you like, but it doesn't make Christianity and Islam inimical to pluralism in society in practice, as we can see in many countries where the faiths rub along just fine with each other and those of other faiths.
I'm not so sure myself. If we are talking specifically about Muslim migrants on large numbers, it would seem to me that those situations tend to arise out of some significant hazard such as war or economic disaster. Troubled people sometimes can't help but be unreasonable and territorial. And what I have learned of Islamic doctrine is anything but reassuring in this regard.
The Indian situation is a very particular one, with its own circumstances and issues.
To say nothing of incredibly complex. The language barriers alone...