A Manufactured Crisis: In Defense Of Migration
If one had to zero in on biggest the issue that propelled MAGA populism to the forefront of American politics, it is likely to be immigration. The first cause
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If one had to zero in on biggest the issue that propelled MAGA populism to the forefront of American politics, it is likely to be immigration. The first cause
In the years ahead, Western rulers must convince voters that they understand their fears, and discover how to manage and limit immigration. If democratic governments fail, however, fascism much influenced by this perceived threat poses a real menace to their societies
International migrants amount to about 3% of the world population, which means 97% stay at home: “There is no evidence that global migration is accelerating,” de Haas writes. In the US, immigrants constitute about the same proportion of the total population, 14%, as they did a century ago.
Speaking at the Tory Party conference in October, Suella Braverman claimed that a “surge” of migrants is heading for the UK which “could bring millions more migrants to these shores.” Braverman stated that migration was backed by the UK elite with their “luxury beliefs”, claiming that their wealth protected them, and that “migrants won’t be taking their jobs… [migrants] will be mowing their lawns or cleaning their homes… [the out-of-touch rich] have no use for their British passports unless it is taking them to their second homes in Tuscany.”
The former president claims to be ridiculously wealthy but The New Abnormal team says his move to sell parts of the suit he wore in his Georgia mugshot reeks of desperation.