In preparation for my immigration debate tomorrow, I have thought to study up on the recent riots that rocked the country of France from late June through the first two weeks of July.

These riots present an object lesson in what can happen in the event of large-scale immigration of an insular group that assimilates slowly into the host population and is culturally very different.

Although these riots have certainly been mentioned in the American press, they have mostly been kept out of the main headlines here by such things as the Supreme Court decisions of June 30, the Ukraine war, the emerging presidential campaign, the Biden family scandals (in the conservative press only), the ongoing climate scam (in the liberal press only) and so forth. But in France they were very significant.

In preparation for my big Soho Forum debate a week from today, I’ve been doing some research to collect statistics relative to the subject of immigration, particularly as to the potential consequences of unlimited immigration into the U.S. Today I’ll share some of those statistics as a teaser for what you will get when you come to the debate.

The resolution for the debate is “The U.S. should have free immigration except for those who pose a security threat or have a serious contagious disease.” I have agreed to take the negative side of the resolution.

You might say that they have given me a ridiculously easy position to defend.

This is your chance to see the Manhattan Contrarian in a live debate!

On July 25, the Soho Forum will host a debate on the resolution “The U.S. should have free immigration except for those who pose a security threat or have a serious contagious disease.”

I will be taking the negative side of the debate.

We’d love to have a big attendance for this event.