Geert Wilders - guilty of "insulting a group"

[Spiderman]

This will give him far more popular support. The Left makes another stupid move.

After watching this most recent election in America, I'm beginning to believe that is true!

 

[Notanumber]

He is right in any language.

 

[Milton Platt]

Geert Wilders was found guilty of

From this article: The Guilty Verdict Dutch Politicians Wanted So Much



I don't know much about the Netherlands' immigration laws, but here's a ling that explains the U.S.'s immigration laws, which I imagine aren't that unusual:

How the United States Immigration System Works

A few key concepts are that the U.S. limits the total number of immigrants per year, and it also limits the number of immigrants from individual countries. I guess the point for me is that modern countries typically limit immigration. Why would this statement by Wilders cause such a commotion?

Totally unfamiliar with dutch law. Referring to U.S. law is useless. It's their country.

 

[icehorse]

Totally unfamiliar with dutch law. Referring to U.S. law is useless. It's their country.

I'd betcha $20 the two countries had similar immigration quota ideas (before the MC madness phase), and still have many of the same filters to keep ne'er do wells out.