If left-wing pop icons Harris and Frederiksen say stop uncontrolled immigration
These are complicated days for progressives around the world. Within a week, a double repositioning to the left risks shattering years of rhetoric on immigration and telling the story of the "fascist and racist right" to be stemmed and marginalized. The Danish premier Mette Frederiksen, leader of one of the redest parties in Europe, came first and blocked the new migratory flows to her country with an ad hoc law wanted by the majority. Then the bomb arrived from the States, where the vice president and immigration delegate Kamala Harris – during a trip to Guatemala and Mexico – invited the would-be migrants to stay in their homeland: "Don't come", said the number two of the White House, “The United States will continue to enforce our laws and protect our borders. If you come, you will be sent back ”, underlining the primacy of legal immigration over illegal immigration.
Strong initiatives destined to cause a sensation, advanced by two women who have been repeatedly identified as pop icons of the world left. In fact, for many self-styled Italian political commentators it would have been enough to know a little bit of recent history to not be surprised at what happened. Frederiksen, who has led the Danish government since 2019, has always been committed to the fight against illegal immigration, a battle that in many European countries has become extremely transversal, beyond the traditional ideological barriers. Harris, on the other hand, despite the international press having chosen to design her as a sort of "social democratic saint", has a past as a California prosecutor that is anything but "sinister". Those who followed the electoral campaign for the DEM primaries will remember it well, in which the current VP initially presented himself as a reassuring representative of the establishment, only to try to occupy a space in the outermost wing of the party. A patchy and unsuccessful repositioning, given the crowding of candidates in those parts (Sanders and Warren were much better known and competitive), which cost her a meltdown in the polls and pushed her to retire.
In short, while someone will be removing the posters of these two women from the bedroom, the good news is that after the turning point of the world left on the issue of immigration, the time has come to change the register: for years we have been told that welcoming everyone without distinction is the only "human" alternative, while speaking of regular reception, in compliance with the laws and culture of the country of arrival, is essentially a fascist surge.
But the progressivists' turn on immigration, in addition to being good news for everyone, could serve as a warning (or so it is hoped) for the great protagonist of the migration flows of the 21st century: Europe. Acting jointly between European states, proposing a sort of "Marshall plan" for Africa that discourages departures, is one of the objectives promoted several times by the right of the old continent. Bringing investments, civilization, education, development rather than alleged peace missions could contribute to the rebirth of the Maghreb and the central belt of the African continent, the origin of the most important migratory flows of our century. A project that would put an end to the business of illegal immigration and which, probably, has never convinced certain circles.
We do not know if the choices of Denmark and the United States will lead to something concrete, but what now seems certain is that so far the only wall demolished seems to be that of prejudice towards a controlled management of the migratory phenomenon. Could it be the right time?
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