[bboop]

There is little doubt that the autonomous region of Catalonia has become a prime base of operations for terrorist activity.

[slowhandluke]

There is an unfortunate history of Muslims being invited into Spanish cities by minorities.

This referendum was set up by minority vote, when one group left the parliament short of a quorum. The vote to vote was taken anyway, so the Spanish gov't is correct, the referendum was not legally set up. Unfortunately, the Spanish gov't bungled the response.

[BeadCounter]

I’m for Spain hanging together... that’s too bad, I didn’t know it was such a big problem. Maybe Spain would be better without Catalonia.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Remember way back in the day, when Islam gained a foothold in the Iberian peninsula ?
It took almost 400 years to get them all out of Iberia and Europe.

[vooch]

fake news

[NorseViking]

Propaganda. Catalonia is by far the welthiest and populous province of Spain. That is the number one reason why the government doesn’t want to let it go. It haturally has more Muslims than Aragon for the very same reason.

[veracious]

Good info. Thanks for posting.

[PGR88]

there may be upwards of 60,000 Pakistanis living in Barcelona and the surrounding area; the vast majority are male, unmarried or unaccompanied, and without legal documentation.

Perhaps the good news is, they may not reproduce, and can be sent back easily.

[zeestephen]

Re: The Islamic Republic of Catalonia

That is a very depressing essay.

It puts the entire independence issue, which I originally supported, under a new light.