Far-right parties across #Europe have been campaigning against immigration, portraying migrants as job thieves. Economist Carlo Cotarelli points out that while this may be the easiest approach for many #politicians, it is not necessarily the most correct one.
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00:00As a continent, Africa is being used for campaign,
00:06putting fears into the Italian citizens,
00:09that Africans who have come here to substitute the Italian community.
00:16So they have been earning, getting their votes,
00:20talking against Africa, talking against blacks,
00:24discriminating against blacks.
00:26So they are using discrimination, racism, to earn votes.
00:31For European elections, it will be the worst.
00:34Why aren't politicians simply honest and tell us we all need immigration?
00:40Because the other option is easier.
00:44You need to have politicians that look at the long term
00:47to have this kind of approach.
00:48What is easy is that in the short run, to say we're against immigration
00:53because these people are coming here,
00:55they are eating what you are supposed to eat,
00:57they're taking jobs away from you.
01:00And so the easy way is to say, for many politicians,
01:04that the only solution is just to close borders and that's it.
01:09Now, of course, you need to have a regular immigration.
01:12That's the point.
01:13People that come in irregularly is a problem.