Genre: Nonfiction—Current Events & Politics
Completed: 27 August 2017
Summary & Review:
Beginning in the immediate post-WWII era, the governments of Europe began a period of mass immigration into their countries. At first, the push for immigrants was attributed to a need for workers to shore up gaps after the millions of dead lost in the war. Later, the reasons for allowing millions of newcomers in became murkier…and wildly unpopular. Once the door was opened, however, the governments of Europe found it either impossible or undesirable to close, despite the unpopularity of mass immigration among their citizens. Author Douglas Murray explores how the decades of mass immigration, particularly that from the Muslim world, has irrevocably changed Europe and ponders the reasons behind this demographic suicide.
Immigration is a subject I have read a lot about so most of what Murray had to say wasn’t new to me. I’ve paid attention the last 10 years to the arguments for and against immigration, how those arguments are rebutted and challenged, and tried my best to understand the consequences of it all. Like Murray, I am deeply skeptical of mass immigration and concerned about the changes it can bring to a country. Yes, exotic restaurants are great, but are they worth the loss of social cohesion? Or, the changes in culture? The loss of community?
Regardless of my familiarity with a lot of what Murray presented, I thought the book was well written, clearly organized, and persuasively argued. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone interested in immigration, Western Civilization, Europe, history, or demographics, etc. I am glad Murray was able to write and publish this book so that a broader audience could understand what has happened—and still is happening—in Europe and everything that is at stake.
I’ll write and post an “Arguments Summed Up” post on this book in a few weeks.
Rating: 8.0
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