The immigration wave of the last decade is making
people in England more racist, according to a sensational new poll.
If this were true, it would indeed be very bad news for those, like
me, who favor less restrictionism and freer cross-border flows.
Fortunately, it is not true. Indeed, if anything, widespread
anti-immigrant sentiment is destined to become a relic of the
past.
On the whole, writes Shikha Dalmia, emerging trends suggest that
John Lennon might have been more right than wrong: A relatively
borderless world that allows free movement of people will also be
more—not less—tolerant. Why? Because contact with immigrants
humanizes them, making it harder to scapegoat them for existential
anxieties created by a fast-changing world.
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