Re: Alienation in Britain
i think it also has to do with the level of education these migrants came with in the host country. people who came to US or are coming to canada recently are more educated from middle or upper class families. while people who can to UK 2 or generations ago are mostly from villages with less education, and hence it was difficult for them to understand the host country's culture or how to interact with them. and ofcourse racism didnt help either.
(these are just generalizations based on things i have read or seen in the news papers and media. i could be wrong.)