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Originally Posted by me283
It would appear that the Dutch are no longer the laid back bunch that they have long been perceived to be.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...823334,00.html
I am wondering whether they are being too intolerant, or maybe they are looking at how tolerent other countries (eg UK) have been, and feel that they don't ike the end result. Or maybe there is another reason behind it.
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hmmm, I would have expected a little better from The Times:
The minister has stated yesterday that she is
investigating the possibilities of banning the burka. There are no concrete proposals yet, so the following seems a little premature:
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The proposals are likely to win the support of Parliament because of the expected backing by right-wing parties.
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Immigrants guilty of any minor crime, such as shoplifting, during their first three years in the country can be deported.
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Is presented as existing legislation, when this is only a plan which has been proposed informally last week and has barely been discussed in parliament (and imo is quite unlikely to ever make it as a law)
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26,000 illegal immigrants are being deported, some of whom have been in the country for ten years and have established families.
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Many illegal immigrants, particularly those who can show they have been in the country and worked there for a long time are actually allowed to stay. Those who cannot prove this do have to go though.