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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by parineum on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:38PM (#38032024)
Not to take sides, but there's not a contradiction there. The immigration of refugees has been a topic of discussion for some time now (Brexit). Standard immigration is still difficult in most of the EU but there has been an influx of refugees who are primarily poor.

I don't agree with the characterization that the policies are due to racism though.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by mcpackieh on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:14PM (#38032385)
> I don't agree with the characterization that the policies are due to racism though.

Right, it's a clear contradiction. If European countries were "hyper xenophobic and or extremely racist" they would be turning away and deporting those refugees. They're not doing that though, so the characterization of European countries as xenophobic and racist doesn't fit the facts.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by oytis on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:08AM (#38036635)
The contradiction is between government policies and the society. Government (I am speaking of Germany which I know of, I expect France and Nordics be similar mutatis mutandis) clearly understands that they need immigrants, but the society is inherently nativist (if xenophobic is too strong of a word), and not willing to accept/integrate them.
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