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The Unspoken Reason Why So Many are Turning Against Immigration
It’s not racism, it’s something even more damaging
Immigration is a hot topic these days, especially with Donald Trump back in charge. But even without him, it would be a hot topic. It would be easy to blame racism and cultural prejudice for this, the latter probably more than the former.
Both inevitably play a part in the present anti-immigration narrative. However, putting the blame solely on those factors is a mistake.
This is because there are legitimate reasons why many, especially those in the more deprived and poorer communities, are turning so venomously against immigration, and if we are to get the narrative back on track, we need to start acknowledging this.
With that said, to understand the problem, we need to first talk about where illegal immigrants and refugees mostly end up after arriving in a Western country.
The majority of refugees end up in the most deprived areas
The thing about refugees, especially ones who enter Western countries illegally, is that the middle classes and above tend to not notice them.
This is because they most often end up in the most deprived areas, either because they are…
