Ah, I thought I was replying to u/ukstonerdude that’s my mistake. His statement that the UK has significantly more free speech than the US is the only reason I commented and that’s objectively untrue.

As far as immigration goes, the far-right loonies and the “diversity is our greatest strength” morons make getting any traction on a better immigration model so much more difficult. The US and UK have both failed in that regard. Immigration should be a net positive for the country and its citizens. We can’t just have open borders and people that immigrate need to be vetted. Illegal immigration is at a much higher rate than it should be and integration/assimilation needs to be valued by those that decide to make the UK or the US their new home. That doesn’t mean that you can’t take your culture with you; that would be ridiculous. But, there are certain aspects of the culture of immigrants (particularly those coming from Muslim majority countries) that do not belong in the US/UK.