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Re:If wages are to rise, workers need more bargaining power by realusername on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @09:40AM (#17247047)
> that is due to concerns over immigration , not wealth inequality

I don't think that's true, at least not in France, the regions voting massively far right are the old industrial regions abandoned by the globalisation, not the ones where the immigration is actually going.

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Re:If wages are to rise, workers need more bargaining power by mikk14 on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @10:40AM (#17247493)
In fact, there is a _negative_ correlation between Leave vote in Brexit and the proportion of immigrants living in the area: http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-how-areas-with-low-...
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