However, many people soon saw Asian intermarriage with Whites as a threat to American society.
Unhappy arranged marriages are leading some Pakistani men to prey on white girls for sex, a Muslim politician has warned.
Lord Ahmed said Asian men who are forced into loveless marriages – often with cousins from overseas – may seek out white girls for ‘fun’.
” But they must wake up and realise there is a problem.
‘I am deeply worried about this as it has happened in my own backyard, and in Rochdale and Bradford.
He said: ‘They are forced into marriages and they are not happy.