{"id":17589,"date":"2023-04-20T05:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17589"},"modified":"2023-04-09T17:55:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T00:55:30","slug":"the-slippery-slope-of-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17589","title":{"rendered":"The Slippery Slope of Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=17590\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=724%2C1084&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"724,1084\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500989826&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=370%2C554&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17590\" width=\"370\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/B7595C3D-90C3-4608-8956-3AA042A628CF_1_105_c.jpeg?w=724&amp;ssl=1 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Opposition to immigration skates precariously close to racism.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paul Collier, Author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exodus-How-Migration-Changing-World\/dp\/0190231483\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2E0GNRTQK4S2G&amp;keywords=Paul+Collier%2C+Author+Exodus%3A+How+Migration+is+Changing+the+World&amp;qid=1681087888&amp;sprefix=paul+collier%2C+author+exodus+how+migration+is+changing+the+world%2Caps%2C248&amp;sr=8-1\">Exodus: How Migration is Changing the World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a great country we live in. No wonder so many others want to live here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a great postcard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Opposition to immigration skates precariously close to racism.&#8221; Paul Collier, Author Exodus: How Migration is Changing the World What a great country we live in. No wonder so many others want to live here. 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