The Old Left (i.e. the party not of the Clergy, but of the workers) used to be generally anti-immigration as late as the 1970s, on labor-protection grounds. But now "Antiracism" demands unfettered immigration.
The graph above suffices: If you really care about saving people's lives, strictly regulated legal immigration is the only way to go. Open borders kill.
"Migrant rescue missions" encourage more migration, and they kill more than they save. "Humanitarian exceptions" to lawful immigration, such as the 2015 Merkel-induced deluge, kill exceptionally. Journalistic attempts to manipulate the Western public with pro-migrant propaganda become known to prospective migrants, encourage departures, and kill unfailingly.
As simple as that.
If, after being apprised of this fact, you are still borderphobic, you should search your feelings and discover your true motives, because philanthropy (if by that we understand the love of actual people, as opposed to abstract humanity) ain't one of them.
The graph above suffices: If you really care about saving people's lives, strictly regulated legal immigration is the only way to go. Open borders kill.
"Migrant rescue missions" encourage more migration, and they kill more than they save. "Humanitarian exceptions" to lawful immigration, such as the 2015 Merkel-induced deluge, kill exceptionally. Journalistic attempts to manipulate the Western public with pro-migrant propaganda become known to prospective migrants, encourage departures, and kill unfailingly.
As simple as that.
If, after being apprised of this fact, you are still borderphobic, you should search your feelings and discover your true motives, because philanthropy (if by that we understand the love of actual people, as opposed to abstract humanity) ain't one of them.
