Errkal wrote:Meep wrote:I remember a time when something like the Windrush debacle would have caused multiple resignations and possibly brought down the government. We are really post-shame now.
No just very right wing and anti immigration make what happened expected and accepted by those in charge and a worrying portion of the electorate.
The wider anti immigration feeling in recent years has largely been caused by the sheer amount of people arriving here, net migration has been in the hundreds of thousands now for many years, and this combined with the resulting infrastructure pressures is what has created a lot of resentment from the wider population.
Back in the 90's, net migration was much lower and so while we still had newcomers arriving regularly, it simply wasn't such an issue for many folk. The resulting backlash against immigration in recent times is an issue largely created by those who encouraged mass immigration at an unsustainable level.
The problem for the windrush folk in all this, is that like with a number of other issues, the backlash put pressure on the govt to change things. This led them to implement 'tougher measures' which, as you would expect from successive governments in recent years, were completely fudged and so ended up aimed at pretty much everyone born overseas regardless of circumstances.