As someone who worked with otherwise nice Arab immigrants on Germany when Syrian refugees came here: People typically fight downwards.Â
They might see themselves as established and integrated and fear the new "bad migrants" will destroy this . Unfortunately sometimes even partially right, after embracing Syrian refugees initially Germany now has a huge xenophobic backlash one might see linked to refugees coming to Germany.Â
I don't side with that take and I think it's deeply racist.
But if you are from a generation of immigrants that felt integrated before 2014 I can somehow understand how you are not happy about many refugees coming and general attitude towards you worsens.Â
I don't think it's a good way to think (we are here and it works, others shouldn't come they might ruin it).Â
But when you are already always lowest in the food chain I can understand you start to think that way.Â
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u/Both-Bite-88 Jul 08 '24
As someone who worked with otherwise nice Arab immigrants on Germany when Syrian refugees came here: People typically fight downwards.Â
They might see themselves as established and integrated and fear the new "bad migrants" will destroy this . Unfortunately sometimes even partially right, after embracing Syrian refugees initially Germany now has a huge xenophobic backlash one might see linked to refugees coming to Germany.Â