In Australia, the assimilation of ultra-diverse immigrants does not appear to be going well, as reported by a popular news series, Today Tonight. In one segment, the show observed a Brisbane neighborhood that has the new name of “Little Africa” where homegrown Aussies don’t feel welcome in many immigrant businesses.
A 2012 poll found that more than half of Aussies wanted immigration to end, and nearly two-thirds thought newbies should “adopt the Australian way of life” after they arrived.
Last September, a violent protest in Sydney by Muslims “horrified the nation” when Islam showed its jihadist face.
Images like this one plus six injured policemen in the Sydney riot hinted to Australians that perhaps Islam is not a religion of peace.
The Shia-Sunni feud of a millennia has been brought to Australia, as noted in the above video where a Muslim store owner reported threats from Allahbots of the other team.
Suburban enclaves, Today-Tonight, May 28, 2013
Some Australian suburbs are slowly being turned into ethnic enclaves where some claim certain groups are not welcome.
Immigration is at record levels with more than a quarter of Australia’s population born overseas.
People within ethnic groups are increasingly banding together in the suburbs.
Social demographer Mark McCrindle believes the benefits of cultural diversity outweighs any negative impacts.
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