2.There is no longer a migration crisis in Europe, other than one confected by populist leaders for political ends. Europe already has incredibly tough policies, and numbers are way down since 2015 peak.
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3. In Hungary for example the numbers of arrivals per day can be counted on the fingers. Yet Orban presents migration as the greatest existential threat his country faces.
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4. In Italy arrivals this year are around 22,000, largely b/c of policies by previous centre-left govt. Yet Salvini has forced through measures making it harder to get humanitarian protection, and continues to stir up public concern.
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5. Let's be clear: Populists don’t want a solution to migration. For them it is the political gift that keeps on giving.
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6. Aping xenophobic populists policies doesn’t neutralise them. It normalizes them. And it also alienates mainstream voters. So in Bavaria elex, CDU lost votes both to AfD and Greens. Centre right efforts in France to neutralise FN failed utterly.
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7. Drivers of populism are highly complex. Cultural fears linked to migration is an issue populists exploit. Yet strong support for anti-immigrant parties in countries & regions with few migrants. Stagnant wages & pessimism about future economic prospects factor in some places.
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8. So focussing on stopping new migration isn’t going to deal with most of those concerns. Need to look at wages, jobs, integration, education, inequality. Mainstream parties also need to stand up for European values, not jettison them at first sign of trouble.
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9. And highlight negative impact on democratic institutions and lives of ordinary people in places where populists govern (Poland and Hungary among them).
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10. Populism is a huge challenge for Europe to be sure and especially for social democratic parties. But dealing with it is a lot harder than just “getting tough on migration” / ends
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We have to toughen on Cronyism like her
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