The perfect storm: Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis
Alan Gamlen

The perfect storm: Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis

Economic shocks, social strains and rising inequality have unsettled democracies everywhere. In this atmosphere of fear and anger, immigration has been cast as the culprit, offering populists a simple story for a complex age.

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Last week, the Australian Government struck a A$400 million (US$260 million) deal with Nauru to deport 280 people to the small Pacific island nation. It is also proposing new legislation to strip those facing deportation of their basic procedural rights.

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