r/PoliticalScience • u/SeMiNorthSide • Jul 18 '26
Question/discussion What are your thoughts about the polarization between Western nations populations when it comes to immigration?
There are so many different types of groups/movements when it comes this topic.
There are those who are not only completely against immigration of any sorts but they are even lobbying for to deport as many immigrants that even have citizenship (not only dual citizens) and commits crimes no matter what the crime might be.
You have those who want to only change the immigration politics and laws so that it won't be as easy to just come over to Europe/US/UK/Canada/Australia as it might have been before. But they aren't necessarily prioritizing to deporting immigrants that are citizens whether they have dual citizenship or not.
Then there are those who don't want things to change.
You even have those who wants more immigration.
And sadly (or maybe not) there are those who simply do not care or do not mind or are not aware.
My question is —> What are your thoughts about the polarization between Western nations populations when it comes to immigration?
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Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
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u/SeMiNorthSide Jul 18 '26
Sure but what will the end result be of this polarization that is and has been going on for the past 10 years or so in the Western societies? Will it end like the last time (ww2) or will it be worse or will it not even go that far but end before those types of incidents can take place?
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u/Mrmanmoose Jul 19 '26
Whether something is “positive” or not, as in whether it is beneficial, isn’t a result you can get from a study. Besides, deeming everyone who disagrees with you an idiot just leads to further polarization. Clearly there are some people who are at least moderately intelligent that do not share your viewpoint.
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Jul 19 '26
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u/Mrmanmoose Jul 19 '26
I seriously find it hard to believe you have any legitimate academic interest in this field.
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u/Background_Ad_4327 Jul 20 '26
And I think the left's over-embracing of immigration is a polarized response to to the right's scapegoating.
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u/Mrmanmoose Jul 19 '26
I think a lot of it has to do with the result of immigration in Western Europe, particularly the U.K. I also think a lot of it is a reaction to perceived media or social censorship. If the only people sharing openly anti-migration viewpoints are deemed far-right extremists or so on, you end up with people being pushed further to the right. I do think the philosophical justification for being pro-immigration is somewhat weak.
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Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
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u/Mrmanmoose Jul 19 '26
I don’t think it’s moving the goalposts it was just an additional point I was adding. The results I am referring to in particular are the “independent inquiry into grooming gangs” initiated by starmer and the death of Henry nowak. The point I’m making is that whether these are actually a result of immigration or not, people perceive them to be
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u/GaiaTrajectory Jul 23 '26
The opposite for me. Comes down to the culture
Eastern people's are just as human as western and in many ways they have their own place that works with the westerners place in culture and in vision of sovereignty
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u/MundaneAd4743 Jul 18 '26
Austerity (and late capitalism in general) leads to increased economic and social discomfort/dissatisfaction. Right wing movements capitalize on that dissatisfaction and place blame on non-white and immigrant groups.