Seeing Through the Fog of Immigration
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman is merely the latest in a long line of far-right agitators seeking to exploit anti-immigrant sentiments for political gain. But the anger driving today’s global populist revolt is not really about immigrants, asylum seekers, or multiculturalism.
NEW YORK – If she was not already the bête noire of British liberals, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s recent string of statements has cemented her image as a nationalist bigot. Despite facing criticism from within her own party, she has doubled down on her anti-immigrant, anti-refugee rhetoric.