A recent survey from Germany gives an indication of how little Muslim immigrants care to assimilate to European values. Research from the University of Münster showed poll results of Turks, a group with a history of several decades in Germany . Turks were invited to come work in German factories in the early 1960s because of labor shortages, and over 700,000 came over a decade . While the government envisioned them as temps, many stayed and formed the seed community for the current millions.

Some rudimentary assimilation has taken place, but not a lot. It doesn’t help that Turkey’s meddling PM Recep Erdogan visits his colonists to remind them of the dear homeland from time to time.

Here’s a video from 2011 with some Turko-German history, including a 2008 campaign stop from Erdogan telling his people that assimilation is a violation of their human rights and they should remain loyal to their Turkish roots:

Plus Turkey’s geography in the current migrant crisis has given Erdogan extra power over Europeans.

Given such a complicated relationship, it’s surprising that any Turks show signs of assimilation to western values at all, however slight.

Interestingly, a recent poll of Germans found that half of Germans feel like strangers in their own country because of Muslim diversity, particularly with all the newbies.

The study of Turks suggests a growing adherence to fundamentalist Islam. Still, there are gripes that they don’t feel accepted, even though the efforts of many to become acculturated have been lacking. They want all the benefits with none of the responsibility.