Just a little food for thought. It raises a host of questions.
Is this down to the kind of immigration and indeed migrants? I can't help thinking that the fact that Britain, France, Germany, Holland etc have been dealing with migrants from former colonies or allies is significant whereas, I suspect, US immigrants are more diverse and were more attracted to the ethos of the USA rather than it being a relatively easy place to migrate to, but I'm just hypothesising in some ignorance here.
US Muslims more assimilated than British | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Centre, told a press conference that the estimated 2.4 million Muslims living in the US were "decidedly American in outlook", believing that hard work could lead to advancement.
But the survey, called Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream, did disclose pockets within the community who are disaffected and sympathetic to violence and extremism.
The poll found that 8% of American Muslims regard suicide bombings against civilian targets as justified. Twice as many Muslims in Britain, Spain and France see such tactics as justified. But the poll showed that among American Muslims under 30, sympathy for suicide bombings jumped to 30%. In Britain it jumped to 35%, Spain 29% and France 42%.
Is this down to the kind of immigration and indeed migrants? I can't help thinking that the fact that Britain, France, Germany, Holland etc have been dealing with migrants from former colonies or allies is significant whereas, I suspect, US immigrants are more diverse and were more attracted to the ethos of the USA rather than it being a relatively easy place to migrate to, but I'm just hypothesising in some ignorance here.
US Muslims more assimilated than British | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
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