Lower IQs

After taking the final, I found this article about Jason Richwine, another employee of the Heritage Foundation. He went on record to say that immigrants have "lower IQs than white natives." Upon just reading the headline, I couldn't believe that someone would say that, especially when they are in the public eye and have scientific proof that is shoddy and biased at best.

No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites, but the prediction that new Hispanic immigrants will have low-IQ children and grandchildren is difficult to argue against. From the perspective of Americans alive today, the low average IQ of Hispanics is effectively permanent.
-Jason Richwine

The only truly worrying thing about Richwine's claims is that some people will believe them. Someone will look at this study, believe it, and think that Hispanic immigration should be curbed. This stupid and racist argument could have repercussions for the entire Hispanic community, just because of the ignorance of one man with a sizable platform.

Immigration in Berlin

According to statistics in Berlin, Germany's capital city, now one out of five employees within the city has an immigrant background. This is an interesting look at the changing demographics of a city that once divided the world between western democracy and Russian communism.

East Berlin was once relatively closed off from the outside world, only interacting with other areas under Soviet influence. I found it interesting that since the collapse of the Soviet Union and reunification of Germany, relatively recent events, Berlin has managed to achieve such a high level of diversity. This really shows that politically, Germany is open to immigrants and welcomes diversity within its borders. Social problems may still be present in Germany, but as long as Germany remains open to immigrants, I feel that the situation will improve.

Europe is beginning to grow more friendly to immigration. Studies and articles like this, which paint immigration in a positive light and compliment diversity, show that diversity and immigration are increasingly welcome in Europe.

Source (German language)