A new peer reviewed study by Danish academics has found that ethnic diversity has a negative impact on communities because it erodes trust.
Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust: A Narrative and Meta-Analytical Review
Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics at the Birkbeck University of London, also tweeted about the study, commenting, “Higher diversity *is* significantly associated with lower trust in communities, even when controlling for deprivation.”
That doesn’t mean diversity is bad. Just harder, as the Dutch are now discovering.