Dear mete:

It used to be nice to tour Europe when different countries had their own distinct personalities: when in England you encountered the English and the English personality; when in France you encountered the French and their personality. Now that you encounter everything everywhere, my desire to travel is none existent. If I want to see the X personality all I have to do is to travel to a nearby neighborhood. I don’t have to travel to a far away country.

There is something about the world that was in that different places had their distinct personality that is no longer the case, at least not in Europe, the U.S., Canada… And in Asia, Africa, with TV and internet, national/ local personalities are lost.

To me, it is a great loss.

I would support a regulated, limited immigration, enforceable policies so to not lose a national personality. And regarding crises situations, where great number of people need refuge, I would look to offer them refuge, protection without immigration.

As long as there are borders between countries, and laws protecting those borders, those borders and laws should be respected. Helping individuals under national distress, civil wars and such, these should be attended to, but not in the ways so far practiced, which is massive, unregulated immigration.

This is my preferences and opinions on the matter, mete. Will I get grief for it by someone reading this? Maybe.

In any case, be it.

anita