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West Germany’s Former Chancellor Predicted Europe Would Have an Assimilation Problem

In 1990 former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt told me in an interview that massive Islamic immigration into Europe kept him awake at night.
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West Germany’s Former Chancellor Predicted Europe Would Have an Assimilation Problem
Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt at a discussion hosted by the ECB to mark the 10th anniversary of the Euro themed "the Future of Europe," in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 2, 2009. AP Photo/Daniel Roland
Mike Gonzalez
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In 1990 former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt told me in an interview that massive Islamic immigration into Europe kept him awake at night. Between pinches of snuff, Schmidt said he worried Muslims wouldn’t assimilate, and that this would become a big problem for the continent.

Mike Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez
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Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, is a widely experienced international correspondent, commentator, and editor who has reported from Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He served in the George W. Bush administration, first at the Securities and Exchange Commission and then at the State Department, and is the author of the book “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution.”
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