Financial Times Discovers 'Remigration' Isn't Just for Birds
The Financial Times observes that 'remigration' – the idea that ethnic diversity is a 'threat' and certain populations should be 'returned' to their 'homelands' – has seeped into the mainstream. This isn't just about birds flying south; it's a direct echo of exclusionary policies. The FT's concern is that this 'seepage' is now normalized, yet they fail to contextualize how such rhetoric became
acceptable. Perhaps the Financial Times could have explored how a compliant media landscape, eager to platform voices that conflate 'immigrants' with 'economic burden' or 'national security threat,' paved the way. They didn't mention the historical parallels to forced displacement, or how governments around the world, including those allied with global financial institutions, have embraced
nativist policies previously confined to the fringes. 'Remigration,' indeed. One might ask, who is deemed 'migrant' enough to be 're'-migrated?