NEW RIGHT POLICIES IN EUROPE AND ITS IMPACT ON IMMIGRANTS
New right-wing policies in Europe have been leaving their mark on the last 20-25 years of Europe. There is a "new racism" phenomenon created by the new right-wing policies that see immigrants as "freeloaders". However, this is not some sort of a racism that advocates apartheid regime, genocide, slavery or white supremacy as we know it. This “new racism” is a racism that is no longer based on biological grounds, but for cultural and economic reasons. Today, it is seen that those who can no longer openly defend biological racism are the champions of culturalist discrimination and marginalization. The people who are exposed to this type of discrimination and marginalization are generally those of immigrant origin, minority ethnic groups, people of different faiths, women and homosexuals who are not given equal opportunities in society. This “new form of racism” demonizes immigrants and refugees in order to preserve economic prosperity and national identity, and makes t...