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Commenters say governments misdiagnose migration as the real problem

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

Commentators are arguing that public concerns over housing, wages, training and public services are legitimate, but that politicians have wrongly blamed migration instead of addressing those underlying issues. The post draws a parallel with Brexit, warning that targeting immigration to appease the far right repeats a familiar political mistake and will not fix the actual pressures people face.

Why now: Ongoing political debate over immigration policy and far-right pressure on governments has reignited arguments about its causes and consequences.

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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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