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How fair is it for countries to blame immigration for their issues?

How fair is it for countries to blame immigration for their issues?

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If you’ve looked at headlines around the world lately, you’d be forgiven for thinking that immigration is the root of all our problems.

Perhaps the most vocal anti-immigration critic at the moment is the United States, with mass deportations happening against undocumented migrants.

Now the UK Government is vowing to fix a ‘broken’ immigration system with new policies, which are estimated to lead to a 100,000 drop in immigration per year by 2029.

The move comes after the rise of Reform UK, with a staunch anti-immigration policy that has become more mainstream in recent years.

So why are a lot of countries turning against immigration, and are those concerns valid or passing the blame?

Today on The Front Page, Massey University distinguished professor Paul Spoonley is with us to explore the realities and fiction of immigration policy.

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