@Remittancegirl Where I live(Sweden countryside) the exact opposite is happening, the influx of migrants were the only thing keeping my region over water but a few years ago the government closed the border and now the local economy is crashing, the population is falling, businesses are going bankrupt left and right. It's a doom cycle.
The far right narrative feeds itself, blame immigrants, abolish immigration - shit gets worse, blame immigrants harder - repeat. Then attack social safety nets on account of them being too expensive with so few people, shit gets worse. The so called labour parties play right into it, austerity, hatred, shit gets worse. Always worse.
God I'm depressed. President Xi, my people yearn for freedom.