Voorwinde lecture

I was surprised that Reinier Voorwinde linked economics so closely with the immigration policy- probably because I don't know much about economics and sometimes fail to see the bigger picture. It makes sense though. Another interesting thing he said about Dutch tolerance was that in the past, the diverse populations of people, including immigrants, didn't really interact with one another. This makes tolerance much easier. So now people are interacting- not in positive ways- and it seems Muslims are the scapegoats when discussing immigration policies. The events of 9-11 and the murder of Van Gogh in Amsterdam perhaps made this more acceptable. Finally, it was refreshing to hear someone who grew up in Amsterdam tell us more about it in a down-to-earth way, practical way.