IMMIGRATION AND PERFORMATIVE POLICYMAKING
by Kenan Malik
This essay, on the performative character of immigration policymaking, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 12 November 2023, under the headline “Across the globe, compassion for migrants has given way to cruel, performative politics“. On Wednesday, the UK supreme court will give its verdict on the Rwanda deportation scheme. The decision will clearly have a major impact on those who face deportation. It will have an impact, too, on the political debate about immigration, with government supporters either hailing a […]
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