I wonder if you think that pro-immigration movements can be inflamed, reflexive, unthinking and possibly offensive? Obviously so. We see that all the time in t

I wonder if you think that pro-immigration movements can be inflamed, reflexive, unthinking and possibly offensive? Obviously so. We see that all the time in the UK – there's a persistent anti-immigration sentiment among some parts of the population, but instead of seeking to understand, their views are immediately discounted as racist ramblings. In reality, such groups often really have genuine concerns about immigration, typically because it results in a displacement from work for some part of the population. Shouting at people about how they are racist isn't really constructive. Actually they do not need to be because there's been a fait accompli in that at least one million immigrants have entered Germany on the basis of what appears to be the say-so of one woman. I'm sure you appreciate that this isn't true, and that Merkel isn't personally in charge of deciding who's allowed into Germany, so we probably don't have to discuss it further. Probably some are but you'd have to believe in a massive conspiracy to disregard all reports of let us say, rape and sexual offences committed by some of those immigrants There are absolutely legitimate reports of crimes among immigrant populations. That does not mean that immigrant populations are all criminals, nor does it mean that allowing immigration into the country is wrong. The problem is where we move from the question "how do we deal with issues caused by immigrant populations" to "send the unwashed deviants back to where they came from". I just don't see the latter view helping anybody.