Re: Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France
A few points;
There is an issue with identity and not just on ports but elsewhere too. A couple of weeks ago a couple of men dressed in burqas robbed a jewellery store in UK for instance. So face covering garments may be unacceptable in banks and jewellery stores.
Many non-Muslims living in Muslim lands such as sikhs, hindus, xtians in Pakistan were living there “form the beginning” so to speak and really have no choice. In contrast Muslim immigrants to west knew they were moving to non Islamic states and that's where their children would be brought up. No one promised them anything special that majority did not approve of. Most Muslims still can go back to their ancestral lands owning to dual citizenship. So Islamic concept of Hijra is a real option unless they want to stick around for worldy gains.