Daily Signal Victor Davis Hanson: Could France’s Crisis Happen in America?
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Oct 19, 2026 Riots across France and elsewhere spark a sweeping discussion about immigration, assimilation and national identity. The conversation explores Europe’s demographic, economic, energy and defense challenges, attacks on cultural symbols, and emerging political alliances. It also turns to America’s own struggles with integration, border policy and the future of the West.
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The Conditions Hanson Sets For Sustainable Immigration
- Hanson argues that mainstream immigration support depends on legality, manageable numbers, global diversity, assimilation, and self-sufficiency.
- He warns that uncontrolled migration imports unresolved cultural conflicts instead of integrating newcomers into Western society.
European Riots Target Historic National Symbols
- Hanson cites European unrest damaging symbols and buildings that represent national history and republican identity.
- Limoges Town Hall burned, Lyon’s 175-year-old town hall was destroyed, and rioters gathered outside Milan’s Duomo.
Why Migration Without Assimilation Becomes Unsustainable
- Hanson sees failed assimilation as the deeper cause of Europe’s crisis, not immigration numbers alone.
- He argues Western institutions celebrate cultural separation while offering immigrants Western security, freedom, and prosperity.