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Hanson argues Europe's assimilation failures offer America a warning

The Daily Signal commentary sets out his conditions for immigration, then connects European unrest with American election choices.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 855,492 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (59,506).

Victor Davis Hanson: The Consequences of Europe's Failed Assimilation

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1:34Hanson says sustainable immigration requires legal entry, diversity, manageable numbers and assimilation.
3:16He cites unrest in France and Italy as evidence of failed integration.
4:40He argues that diminished confidence in Western civilization undermines assimilation.
8:20He contends that welfare spending and declining native birth rates make European immigration policies unsustainable.
13:08The American warning arrives: Hanson urges voters to draw lessons from Europe ahead of elections.

Victor Davis Hanson starts with Europe, but his warning is directed at Americans. In a new Daily Signal commentary, he argues that immigration requires more than border rules: it also depends on newcomers integrating into a society confident enough to ask that of them.

The video drew roughly 340,000 views in six hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. Its comment section was also several times larger than a typical first day's.

In "Victor Davis Hanson: The Consequences of Europe's Failed Assimilation," the historian lays out his conditions for sustainable immigration: legal entry, diversity, manageable numbers and assimilation. "It has to be legal," he says, before arguing that admissions must stay within a country's capacity to integrate newcomers.

Hanson points to reports of unrest in France and Italy as evidence for his argument. He attributes Europe's difficulties partly to a loss of confidence in Western institutions and culture, and contends that welfare spending and declining native birth rates make existing immigration policies unsustainable. These are the central arguments of his political commentary, rather than an on-the-ground report from the places discussed.

The American comparison comes near the end. Hanson urges voters to treat Europe as a warning ahead of the elections: "We're not far behind."

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