In its Feb. 27 edition, the New York Times features an article about rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Sweden, with special focus on Malmo, where a quarter of the population is foreign-born, mostly from Muslim countries.The article, by Suzanne Daley, depicts Muslim immigrants alienated from native Swedes, living apart in areas with high unemployment and poor schools. Daley also reports rising complaints by old-time residents about immigrants taking advantage of Sweden's generous welfare programs, while refusing to learn Swedish and to assimilate.  Swedes also decry high crime rates in immigrant areas, where fire departments won't send crews in without police protection.  For their part, immigrants are quick to raise a hue and cry about Islamophobia.  ("Swedes Begin to Question Liberal Migration Tenets" page 6, main news section).While Daley does a commendable job documenting mutual recriminations in highly polarized Malmo, she completely fails to...(Read Full Post)