False rumors initially spread on social media claiming the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker. The suspect was later identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, born in Wales, with UK media reporting that his parents are from Rwanda
Immigrants and the Far-Right
By Dawar Naqvi
Yorba Linda, CA
Recently, violence erupted after three young girls, aged nine, seven, and six, were killed, and five more children were critically injured during a knife attack at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport, northwest England.
False rumors initially spread on social media claiming the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker. The suspect was later identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, born in Wales, with UK media reporting that his parents are from Rwanda.
Far-right groups have planned demonstrations on Wednesday in more than 30 locations, targeting immigration lawyers and buildings hosting asylum seekers, according to posts on the messaging app Telegram leaked to the British media. Based on these false assumptions that Muslim immigrants were responsible for killing innocent young girls, there have been instances of looting, burning of Muslim and immigrant-owned businesses, and other forms of violence.
My question to all far-right individuals is: You are against the immigration of people from other countries. In a struggling economy with fewer jobs, it doesn't make sense to exclude people from outside who could potentially contribute positively. This is a message for all nationalists. Immigrants who came to the West experienced similar situations when your armies entered their countries without visas, killing tens of thousands of innocent people. Not only that, you also dictated their governments to serve your interests. When they didn't comply, you supported the overthrow of their democratic governments in favor of dictatorships through your agents. Whether it was the Iraq War, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Syria, or your unwavering support for Israel in its ongoing conflicts, your interference has had devastating effects.
If your governments stopped interfering in other countries’ affairs and halted wars, I assure you that fewer people would seek to settle in the West. Most immigrants would prefer to stay in their home countries rather than face the uncertainty spread by Western actions.
Another perspective on immigrants is that the majority work hard and live without benefits. Their children often excel in school, avoid drugs and alcohol, and come from strong family systems, leading many to become engineers, doctors, and other professionals. In contrast, 70 to 80 percent of native white children in Europe may drop out of school, attend parties from a young age, struggle with drugs, and come from weaker family structures, resulting in ordinary jobs or unemployment. Many native families rely on government benefits, free insurance, and free rent. Consequently, you can find beggars and people affected by drugs around underground stations and bridges in the West, often among native populations.
Please don't blame your laziness on immigrants. Instead, ask your government to stop interfering in other countries' affairs. Two years ago, Pakistan's popular leader, Imran Khan, was overthrown. He is still in jail despite attempting to build good relations with Russia just before the Ukraine war started. As an elected Prime Minister, he had the right to act in the best interest of his country. I admire Mr Donald Trump, a prominent leader of the far-right, who refused to interfere in other countries’ matters. In my lifetime, he is the only US president who did not start a new war and stopped ongoing conflicts. This approach would reduce the desire for immigration: stop sending armies to foreign lands, stop interfering in other countries’ affairs, and cease blind support for the Israeli government in ongoing wars since 1948. I assure you, that fewer people would seek to settle in the West if these actions ceased. Most people would prefer to stay in their home countries rather than face the hardships associated with Western interventions.
