Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Yeah, we've done that and the government has signally failed to make the right decisions.

I would agree that skin colour is no reason to object to an immigrant group. But that ignores the fact that skin colour tends to go hand in hand with all these other things. This is why so few people have an issue with - say - Polish immigration. Not because of their skin colour, but because their Christian, European, post-enlightenment cultural outlook makes it relatively easy for them to integrate into our society. The same cannot be said for a Kashmiri muslim.
I would disagree that religion is a questionable ground for objection - simply because it informs culture and thus the ability to integrate to such a huge extent.
Skin colour can be a valid issue, though. Consider the pasty, doughy complexion of the paddy. Is this not reason enough to despise him?