Quote:The test for entrance into the US is more stringent.
Not true. There are tests for citizenship for immigrants but just to get here?
My grandparents got off the boat without speaking a word of English. My grandmother never really learned. They lived in an Italian enclave in Brooklyn for most of their lives but their sons assimilated in a big way.
My wife never fails to mention that when she goes to get a manicure there is always some brand new Korean/Vietnamese girl at the shop.... always named "Jennifer" who can't speak a word of English. But they learn.
I don't know what effort is being made for islamic/african migrants to assimilate to European culture.