Are We Walking In the Footsteps of Eurabia?
By Danile Horowitz
ConservativeReview.com
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Every week, we witness new incidents of homegrown
Islamic terror in Europe. Some parts of Europe
have become such breeding grounds for Islamic
extremism that Jews living there have to
conceal their identity. Just a few days
ago, hundreds
of tombstones in a French Jewish cemetery were
defaced.
As we ominously watch the developments across the
pond, every American must ask: is this the sort of
lifestyle we want to bring to our country?
Although America is lagging behind Europe in the
surge of immigration from Middle Eastern countries,
in recent years the pace
has accelerated. With roughly 100,000 new
immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries per
year, the total Muslim population in America stood
at approximately 2.7 million in 2013.
Pew Research projects that number to grow to 6.2
million by 2030.
To be clear, immigrants from every country, culture,
religion, or ethnicity have the potential to become
a positive contributor to American society or the
potential to become a security risk. However,
it is criminally naive to believe that a potential
immigrant from Japan carries the same terror risk as
someone from, say, Yemen, Pakistan, or Somalia.
But it’s more than just the risk of individual
immigrants from Islamic countries that should
concern American policy-makers; it’s the cumulative
effect of growing Islamic migration and the sinister
environment that it helps breed within enclaves of
this country, much like it already has done in
Europe.
8: The percentage of American Muslims who believe
suicide bombing is justified in defense of Islam,
according to Pew, based on their seminal 2007
survey of American Muslims. Plugging that
number into the estimated U.S. Muslim population of
2.7 million, that would mean roughly 216,000 of them
support suicide bombings.
26: The percentage of American Muslims between the
ages of 18-29 that support Jihad, which shows that
the trend of growing Muslim immigration and
concentration is creating reverse assimilation for
younger generations, much like it has done in
Europe. With the proliferation of cyber Jihad
popularized by groups such as ISIS, it’s likely that
the numbers of Jihad-supporting Muslims in this
country would be even higher were Pew to conduct
another survey today.
150: According to the FBI,
roughly 150 “Americans” have gone overseas to
fight alongside ISIS in Syria. While this in
itself is alarming and despicable, especially given
the fact that their citizenship has not been
revoked, what is even more disturbing is the
environment that has given rise to such Islamic
extremism.
Only 150 were willing to leave their cushy lives
here in America, but what does that tell you about
their families, neighbors, and communities?
While many of them are undoubtedly peaceful
individuals, clearly a number of them are part of
that 26% who garner Jihadist proclivities and create
the atmosphere in which 150 people are willing to
act on that ideology. Where there are 150
people willing to die for Islam, there are hundreds
of thousands who sympathize with Jihad.
According to that same survey, 60% of younger
Muslims said they are more loyal to Islam than to
America.
Although people are free to harbor whatever
‘sentiments’ they believe, we are under no
obligation to continue letting in people in droves
from parts of the world where they support Jihad.
In fact, it is nothing short of suicide for us to
follow in Europe’s footsteps on this same
trajectory. Why should we electively bring
this draconian and dangerous Jew-hating intolerance
to our country?
One particular problem we have encountered is the
security risks associated with
our refugees and asylees from volatile parts of the
world. Just last week,
five Bosnian immigrants were indicted on charges
related to helping ISIS fighters in Syria. A
sixth Bosnian-American was killed in Syria fighting
for ISIS last year. He became a naturalized
U.S. citizen in 2003. Hence, biting the hand
that feeds them.
Have we learned our lesson?
Now Obama is preparing to let in thousands of
refugees from Syria with no
effective way to vet them as a security risk.
And even if we can determine that these individuals
pose no imminent terror threat, it is clear from
polling data of Muslim immigrants already here, as
well as the ominous lessons of Europe, that, on
average, increased Muslim immigration helps foster
the climate of reverse assimilation and homegrown
Islamic fanaticism.
This increased immigration from the Middle East, in
conjunction with a massive importation of foreign
students from countries like Saudi Arabia, has
already created a hostile environment for Jewish
students in universities across the country.
This is a travesty because America has always served
as a beacon of freedom and tolerance for Jews, even
as Europe’s soil was being soaked with Jewish blood
over the past few centuries. Are we prepared
to tolerate the intolerant under the guise of
tolerance and irresponsibly follow in Europe’s
footsteps?
Those who share these concerns should exercise their
First Amendment rights, lest we follow
Europe’s lead on anti-free speech laws against
Sharia as well.
Daniel Horowitz is Senior Editor of Conservative
Review. Follow him on Twitter @RMConservative.