If times are good, immigration does not drive politics. If times are bad, immigrants fast become a lightening rod — and a political football. This predictable pattern played out in recent European Parliament elections, where <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the economy, migration and war&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/economy-migration-war-top-voters-concerns-eu-election-survey-2024-06-10/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/economy-migration-war-top-voters-concerns-eu-election-survey-2024-06-10/">the economy, migration and war</a> were the top issues. Nationalist right-wing parties promising to crack down on immigration, including that of Marine Le Pen in France and Georgia Meloni in Italy, won the day.

Declining support for immigration was entirely predictable{ai:summary}<p>When trouble brews, immigration fuels political fires. Recent European elections saw nationalists capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment, promising crackdowns on migration. Economy, migration, and war dominated the agenda. #politics</p>

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