You think it is a contest? No, it is just pointing out some realities. 1:18000 and then citing integration problems is ... well. Not very convincing.
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I'm not citing that, what I'm citing is this: getting mandatory quotes imposed by Brussels on sovereign states against their wish is a no-no, as it opens up the door to all sort of issues. Hence, better to trip them now.
It's really that simple and has little to do with immigrants, they just happen to be the current crisis ongoing and what sparked the reaction.