Comments on: Is Opposition to Immigration Racist or Classist? http://kerryhowley.com/2008/01/01/is-opposition-to-immigration-racist-or-classist/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: BakedPenguin http://kerryhowley.com/2008/01/01/is-opposition-to-immigration-racist-or-classist/comment-page-1/#comment-35 BakedPenguin Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:11:44 +0000 http://kerryhowley.com/2008/01/01/is-opposition-to-immigration-racist-or-classist/#comment-35 The resource argument isn't necessarily racist. Living in high growth central Florida, there are lots of NIMBYesque groups trying to "limit growth". These are mainly white people trying to stop other (mainly white) people from moving here. While I recognize the dynamic may be very different for anti immigration folks, an "anti-growth" mentality may play a part in the anti-immigration movement. The resource argument isn’t necessarily racist. Living in high growth central Florida, there are lots of NIMBYesque groups trying to “limit growth”. These are mainly white people trying to stop other (mainly white) people from moving here.

While I recognize the dynamic may be very different for anti immigration folks, an “anti-growth” mentality may play a part in the anti-immigration movement.

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