@GatekeepKen This is true of all immigrants. When immigrants come to a new country the first thing they want to do is slam the door on more immigrants.
This feature of human nature is most visible in the U.S.A., which, unlike every other country in the world, is composed entirely of immigrants.
@GatekeepKen Lol. It's been the same since Europeans came to the continent and long before there was a Republican Party. But yes, the Republicans are capitalizing on this feature of human nature. They capitalize on all manner of negative aspects of human nature because it's easy to do.
@shuttersparks @GatekeepKen
Also highly visible in the UK - cf restrictive immigration policies of successive Home Secretaries Priti Patel and Suella Braverman.
@shuttersparks
That feature is because republicans have limited the services available to immigrants. They think the little they've been allowed will be lessened by more influx.
Republicans absolutley refuse to fix the problem they created.