Immigration is the wealthy world’s challenge of the century
Crime, poverty and hunger are driving people of the southern hemisphere toward the rich north, which needs to help poorer nations to stem the flow of migrants
By Max Hastings / Bloomberg Opinion
The future of US democracy might be decided by what happens on the Mexican border this year. That is to say, if the large constituency fearful about migration is unconvinced that US President Joe Biden’s administration is implementing credible policies to control it, Trumpism could resurge big-time, at the midterm elections and thereafter.
Nor is this solely, or even principally, a problem for the US. In almost every advanced democracy, alarm about immigration is a major political issue.