Bari Weiss

Just to stick on immigration for a minute, I was really struck by this number. 54% of people crossing the English Channel by boat are from five countries. Afghanistan, Iran, Eritrea, Syria, and Sudan. You have said many times numbers matter. In other words, labor markets matter, economics matter, what we were just talking about. But culture matters more. That's right.

Just to stick on immigration for a minute, I was really struck by this number. 54% of people crossing the English Channel by boat are from five countries. Afghanistan, Iran, Eritrea, Syria, and Sudan. You have said many times numbers matter. In other words, labor markets matter, economics matter, what we were just talking about. But culture matters more. That's right.

Put meat on the bones of that. What do you mean by that?

Put meat on the bones of that. What do you mean by that?

Put meat on the bones of that. What do you mean by that?

From our vantage point here... And obviously, the U.S. is not immune to this, but it seems 10x or maybe even more bad in a place like London. We're watching as every single Saturday, massive numbers of people, some of whom are perhaps...

From our vantage point here... And obviously, the U.S. is not immune to this, but it seems 10x or maybe even more bad in a place like London. We're watching as every single Saturday, massive numbers of people, some of whom are perhaps...

From our vantage point here... And obviously, the U.S. is not immune to this, but it seems 10x or maybe even more bad in a place like London. We're watching as every single Saturday, massive numbers of people, some of whom are perhaps...

Recent migrants, some who are second generation, are marching through the middle of London, one of the most important capitals in the Western world, cheering on behalf of terror groups.

Recent migrants, some who are second generation, are marching through the middle of London, one of the most important capitals in the Western world, cheering on behalf of terror groups.

Recent migrants, some who are second generation, are marching through the middle of London, one of the most important capitals in the Western world, cheering on behalf of terror groups.

And Nigel Farage, who we've mentioned, the leader of reform, the leader of this sort of right-wing party, he says he wants to close the border, freeze all non-essential immigration, stop channel crossings with the program to detain and deport illegal migrants, and return small boats to France. proposed solutions different from those of Farage?

And Nigel Farage, who we've mentioned, the leader of reform, the leader of this sort of right-wing party, he says he wants to close the border, freeze all non-essential immigration, stop channel crossings with the program to detain and deport illegal migrants, and return small boats to France. proposed solutions different from those of Farage?

And Nigel Farage, who we've mentioned, the leader of reform, the leader of this sort of right-wing party, he says he wants to close the border, freeze all non-essential immigration, stop channel crossings with the program to detain and deport illegal migrants, and return small boats to France. proposed solutions different from those of Farage?

But is the other X factor here fear? I mean, ahead of this interview, I was texting with some friends, writers in the UK, and they said, you have to talk about Islam. And I said, well, doesn't everyone ask Kemi about Islam? And they say, well, we're scared to actively and openly talk about it. It's we're willing to say some cultures are better than others, more tolerant than others.

But is the other X factor here fear? I mean, ahead of this interview, I was texting with some friends, writers in the UK, and they said, you have to talk about Islam. And I said, well, doesn't everyone ask Kemi about Islam? And they say, well, we're scared to actively and openly talk about it. It's we're willing to say some cultures are better than others, more tolerant than others.

But is the other X factor here fear? I mean, ahead of this interview, I was texting with some friends, writers in the UK, and they said, you have to talk about Islam. And I said, well, doesn't everyone ask Kemi about Islam? And they say, well, we're scared to actively and openly talk about it. It's we're willing to say some cultures are better than others, more tolerant than others.

And the unspoken thing there is that people who are coming to the UK from countries where anti-Semitism is the norm or anti-Westernism is the norm, where mob rule to some extent is the norm, happen to be coming from places where, you know, Islam, or if you want, radical Islam, is normative. And they're bringing those values that are antithetical to British ones or Western ones along with them.

And the unspoken thing there is that people who are coming to the UK from countries where anti-Semitism is the norm or anti-Westernism is the norm, where mob rule to some extent is the norm, happen to be coming from places where, you know, Islam, or if you want, radical Islam, is normative. And they're bringing those values that are antithetical to British ones or Western ones along with them.

And the unspoken thing there is that people who are coming to the UK from countries where anti-Semitism is the norm or anti-Westernism is the norm, where mob rule to some extent is the norm, happen to be coming from places where, you know, Islam, or if you want, radical Islam, is normative. And they're bringing those values that are antithetical to British ones or Western ones along with them.