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#xenophobia

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"As part of a sweeping reorganization of the State Department, the Trump administration is creating an Office of Remigration. Remigration is an immigration policy embraced by extremists that calls for the removal of all migrants—including “non-assimilated” citizens—with the goal of creating white ethnostates in Western countries.

The details of the plan are contained in a 136-page notification document sent by the State Department to six Congressional commitees—including the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—for approval by July 1, according to a copy reviewed by WIRED.

“The Office of Remigration will serve as the [Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration]’s hub for immigration issues and repatriation tracking,” the document reads. “It will provide a policy platform for interagency coordination with DHS and other agencies on removals/repatriations, and for intra-agency policy work to advance the President’s immigration agenda.”

The notification says that the Office of Remigration “will also actively facilitate the voluntary return of migrants to their country of origin or legal status,” which is a key aim of remigration ideology.

The document, which was first reported on by Reuters and The Handbasket, also outlines dramatic changes to the US diplomatic services, including the elimination of much of the Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau, and the addition of a new deputy assistant secretary position to oversee “Democracy and Western Values.”"

wired.com/story/trump-office-r

WIRED · The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’By David Gilbert
#USA#Trump#FarRight
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Human Rights Watch:
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European Commission Endorses Exporting Asylum Seekers

The European Commission has published a proposal that would allow EU member states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no connection, on the basis of procedures with limited safeguards and illusory promises of respect for human rights. Applied systematically, this could eviscerate the right to asylum in the European Union.
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hrw.org/news/2025/05/28/europe
#NeoColonialism and #Xenophobia.

Jennifer Rubin reflects on lessons she learned traveling recently and Europe:

"First and foremost: Other countries, much older than the United States, have gone through grim, even disastrous years, decades, or centuries. And yet in Europe, the spirit of liberal democracy (however imperfect) remains alive and well."


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contrarian.substack.com/p/refl

The Contrarian · Reflections on travelsBy Jennifer Rubin

Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessment

President Trump's nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center is under fresh scrutiny as emails show he pressed senior intelligence analysts to amend an assessment of links between the Venezuelan government and the criminal gang, Tren de Aragua, known as TDA, to align the assessment more closely with Trump administration policies and to include references critical of Biden-era immigration programs.

"This was a blatant attempt to politicize national security to appease a president who has repeatedly shown contempt for facts and for the intelligence professionals sworn to defend this country," committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner of Virginia said in a statement on Wednesday, adding the Senate should "immediately halt consideration" of Mr. Kent's nomination to lead NCTC.

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes of Connecticut said, "Seeking to strongarm analysts to suit the agenda of the President, and punishing them when they refuse to bend, is a road to national security disaster—and yet that is precisely the road that this Administration has chosen."

The problem with the #Nordics and #Scandinavia is that they think #xenophobia is when one cartoonishly rages against the concept of foreigners for no reason and not when one instinctively excludes foreigners from both social and professional events and activities. In fact, the latter is believed to be natural and just a cultural Scandinavian quirk; innocent and to be respected. If you're not succeeding in adapting to a culture which excludes you, then it's because you aren't trying enough!

Is Keir going to pick a fight with Christianity, Islam AND Judaism?

(Obviously us Atheists are ignored, we don't fit into the Fascist world....)

Probably, if it's what Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney want, he doesn't appear to have a will of his own, hence all the lies.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Senior faith leaders urge Starmer to tone down migration rhetoricBy Diane Taylor