Their racism is special.
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37306646
Mark watched all the TV debates in the run-up to the referendum. He voted to leave the European Union, citing uncontrolled immigration as his main reason. "I'm not racist," he insists. "I'm mixed race myself - my dad came over as an immigrant from Barbados - but it's the volume of people who are coming to our shores - we can't cope physically. We just overstretch our public services.
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Both men work regularly in Europe.
"You only have to stand here five minutes and you'll see loads of them," grumbles Colin, nodding at two North African asylum seekers who are walking past.
"They do nothing all day and they get it all for free… whereas we have to go to work and we are getting less and less." John cuts across him.
"We should get out of the EU and close the tunnel!" he growls. Both men are surprised when I point out that asylum seekers are not allowed to work while they are waiting for their claims to be processed.
"But they'll knack us when they do work!" says John. "Because they will work for the minimum wage."
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In the cramped, stuffy bedroom which she shares with a stranger, Camille, from Congo, sits sobbing.
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"When I walk down the street, they shout Ebola, Ebola!" she weeps. "I don't want this life."
When her parents and sister were murdered in Congo,... Camille was trafficked ... and forced her to work as a prostitute.
"But they (the immigration authorities) say to me; 'You lie, you lie!'" she cries. She switches to her native French. "I'm not lying," she pleads. "My mum is dead, but I just want my mum. I just want my mum. "
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Wayne voted out because he felt too many asylum seekers were coming to Britain and that Britain could not afford to welcome them. He is sure that when Britain leaves the EU, immigration will be curbed.
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They're poor with few economic prospects, neglected by uncaring central government and given few chances to improve their lives.
They are also actually racists, in denial.
If they don't like me and want to get rid of me, I'm certainly not going to like them very much. Not until they stop being an existential threat to me.
Mark watched all the TV debates in the run-up to the referendum. He voted to leave the European Union, citing uncontrolled immigration as his main reason. "I'm not racist," he insists. "I'm mixed race myself - my dad came over as an immigrant from Barbados - but it's the volume of people who are coming to our shores - we can't cope physically. We just overstretch our public services.
...
Both men work regularly in Europe.
"You only have to stand here five minutes and you'll see loads of them," grumbles Colin, nodding at two North African asylum seekers who are walking past.
"They do nothing all day and they get it all for free… whereas we have to go to work and we are getting less and less." John cuts across him.
"We should get out of the EU and close the tunnel!" he growls. Both men are surprised when I point out that asylum seekers are not allowed to work while they are waiting for their claims to be processed.
"But they'll knack us when they do work!" says John. "Because they will work for the minimum wage."
...
In the cramped, stuffy bedroom which she shares with a stranger, Camille, from Congo, sits sobbing.
...
"When I walk down the street, they shout Ebola, Ebola!" she weeps. "I don't want this life."
When her parents and sister were murdered in Congo,... Camille was trafficked ... and forced her to work as a prostitute.
"But they (the immigration authorities) say to me; 'You lie, you lie!'" she cries. She switches to her native French. "I'm not lying," she pleads. "My mum is dead, but I just want my mum. I just want my mum. "
...
Wayne voted out because he felt too many asylum seekers were coming to Britain and that Britain could not afford to welcome them. He is sure that when Britain leaves the EU, immigration will be curbed.
...
They're poor with few economic prospects, neglected by uncaring central government and given few chances to improve their lives.
They are also actually racists, in denial.
If they don't like me and want to get rid of me, I'm certainly not going to like them very much. Not until they stop being an existential threat to me.