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A very similar play book to the one used by the Conservative Party in the UK. They were somehow deemed the "anti-immigration party" of the two major ones, despite having been resposible for some of the highest immigration rates of any era. There's nothing better to distract from rampant inequality and a rapid transfer of wealth from the middle class to the super rich than a boat load of immigrants, that were somehow granted visas by the same government that supposedly reviles them. Without the racial tension, who else is there to point the finger at for the countries woes?





> despite having been resposible for some of the highest immigration rates of any era

But at least they got the poles out, right?

Poland is supposed to surpass the UK economically (maybe per capita) in like 10 years.


curious what data do people look at? GDP growth? interested for a personal project

I think it was GDP, probably ppp.

This explains it a bit better:

https://cebr.com/blogs/claims-that-poland-will-be-richer-tha...

It was hyperbole, but the ppp gap will keep on shrinking and with that the desire of poles to even go to the UK will keep decreasing.




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