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> immigration rather than race.

Two sides of the same coin.

A large section of people are left out of benefits of improving economy. Lions share of the gains go to the Uber rich people. And politicians play immigration card to whip up their voter base.

More or less exact phenomenon played out in Bombay, India. Except that the immigrants were Indians from other states (Gujarat, Tamilnadu etc). But when the political party did come to power they did absolutely nothing to improve their voter base’s life. Bombay continues to be a shit hole, worse so, that it was and the city floods every monsoon like a clockwork.




Perhaps they just see that wages are being suppressed through mass immigration of a cheaper labor force?


Businesses are responsible for that. I'm not sure how you're making that leap.




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