The literal definition of pulling up the ladder behind them
grig109 on
Among all groups, I think opposition to immigration stems more from zero sum thinking than xenophobia.
omnipotentsandwich on
I’m pretty sure that’s the main base of Reconquête. Zemmour is the son of Algerian immigrants. Their sitting MEP is the granddaughter of Algerians and Moroccans and one of their former MEPs is a black woman.
erasmus_phillo on
One understated reason for why recent-ish immigrants and second-gen racialized people become anti-immigrant is because immigrant waves tend to hit their communities first and they feel the pressure of housing shortages etc. before everyone else
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The literal definition of pulling up the ladder behind them
Among all groups, I think opposition to immigration stems more from zero sum thinking than xenophobia.
I’m pretty sure that’s the main base of Reconquête. Zemmour is the son of Algerian immigrants. Their sitting MEP is the granddaughter of Algerians and Moroccans and one of their former MEPs is a black woman.
One understated reason for why recent-ish immigrants and second-gen racialized people become anti-immigrant is because immigrant waves tend to hit their communities first and they feel the pressure of housing shortages etc. before everyone else