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Migration crackdown misses the real problems, critics say

Original: "The “legitimate concerns” were real, but the diagnosis was wrong - and instead of fixing housing, training, wages and p

A widely shared commentary argues that public concerns about housing, wages, training and public services are genuine, but that politicians have diagnosed them wrongly by blaming immigration. It says governments chose to crack down on migration because the far right framed it as the root cause, and compares this to the Brexit debate, warning the underlying issues will remain unsolved.

Why now: Migration policy is under renewed political debate, with critics arguing governments are scapegoating immigrants instead of fixing public services.

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• "The “legitimate concerns” were real, but the diagnosis was wrong - and instead of fixing housing, training, wages and public services, government chose to hammer migration because the far-right told them that was the problem. We have done this before with Brexit, and once… · junesim63@mstdn.social · 13

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