Self-hating charlatans who demonise immigration are dishonest as well as wrong

IMMIGRATION is yet again frontpage news and, as always, I watch the performative hot takes on the issue by people seeking to outdo each other on how "hardline" they can be. What madness. For those who are hard of thinking: we don't have to be mean to deal with immigration.

- Nimco AIi

I understand that immigration is a key issue for every government in the world. But what I don't understand is when talking about this issue how normally sound-minded people like Robert Jenrick can turn into a Right-wing nonsensical man who conflates the issue of immigration with loons at pro-Palestine marches screaming hateful stuff. From where I stand, many of those marching in London over the last few weeks are British. So unless Jenrick is saying only white people can be seen as British, I just don't get it.

I single out Jenrick because he is the latest poster boy for those on the Right who actually just hate everything, including themselves, and want to use the immigration debate as a cover for their agenda. It is really depressing to see Jenrick join the loons in the Tory party and beyond. Those who think that, in order to sound credible when talking about immigration, you have to performatively beat up some of the most vulnerable in the world. But it does not have to be like that. We can do both: uphold human rights and still have stronger borders.