Enoch Powell was opposed to mass immigration on *racial* grounds. He didn't want the mass influx of non-whites: Indians, Pakistanis and blacks. It's an interesting topic to debate but one that invariably generates more heat than light.
What always amused me is that in the 1970s there were those on the right who argued that such immigration was a deliberate plan by the Left to break down racial and national solidarity of the native whites and so everyone's identity would in future centre on their class. That would help the workers to unite against the rich. But many on the left argued that the mass immigration was a deliberate plan by the Right to import cheap foreign labour and so undercut the power of the unions and foster inter-racial antagonism to split the workers. Myself, I've always been inclined to accept the cock-up theory of history rather than conspiracy theories but it is a fact that parties of both the left and right encouraged large-scale immigration against majority popular resentment. But all that is a side issue compared to the hot topic of the day which centres on Islam. The Muslim issue is completely different as Islam is an ideology. To be sure there are many admirable things about Islam but I think the key problem is that Muslim ideas are in opposition to the the values of liberal societies. One obvious example is the place of women. When many Muslim women are expected to wear face coverings; when female genital mutilation is a common practice; and when women are regarded as the property of either the father or the husband that is clearly in flat contradiction to western mores. This discrepancy wouldn't be an issue if Muslims remained a small minority. When they dominate many towns, as they do in the UK, you have a recipe for disaster. Let me emphasise that it's *not* a question of who is right or wrong; it's a question of a culture clash. And that culture clash is not going to fade away. This one is going to grow and grow. Now personally I like stirring it; I enjoy controversy. I enjoy watching the politicians responsible for the mess we are in (and who clearly have no idea how to resolve the conflict) tying themselves into knots on TV debate shows. But it could all end in tears.
