(European Conservative) Even if, as the European right demands, the flow of Muslim immigration were to be completely halted today, the proportion of Muslims in Europe would continue to grow rapidly due to pure demographic logic, as years ago confirmed by Pew Research Center’s “Europe’s Growing Muslim Population”: they are younger, have much higher fertility rates than locals, and the vast majority consider abortion morally unacceptable, so the percentage of Islamic women who have abortions is minimal.
Beyond official statistics, anyone of my generation, or those aged 40 and older, has had the opportunity to witness the contrast in colors and cultures between the neighborhoods where we grew up — whether in Madrid or Berlin — and the image those same neighborhoods present today. Much has been written about the consequences of illegal immigration on security, the saturation of social services, and the loss of Europe’s Christian identity. However, the problem is less frequently approached from the perspective of generational responsibility.
