From Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric to the wave of violence that has swept across England and Northern Ireland, the debate around the impact of immigration on local economies is heating up.

Far-right politicians in the West blame economic grievances on the unprecedented influx of refugees and asylum seekers.

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And they are mobilising their supporters to push anti-immigration policies and gain power.

But are immigrants to blame for the lack of jobs, stagnant wages, inequality and declining public services?

Or is it about government policies?

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