The second-largest grouping in Norway's parliament is the misnamed Progress Party, which wants to discourage the entry of "far-foreigners" (migrants from beyond the Nordic region, especially dark-skinned ones).
The work of Caritas, the development of Moroccan associations such as the Anti-Racist DeForeignersSupport Group of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM), as well as of migrant organizations such as the Council of Sub-Saharan Minrants in Morocco (CMSM) has occurred in semi-legality.
But the same millions can also imagine, all too easily, a backlash against foreigners and migrants.
"People don't treat them as children, but as foreigners and migrants," Roger said.
We hear much about the "foreigner" as menacer of society because it frames a political debate and sells papers, but noticeably less about the extent to which foreigners and migrants actually become victims of crime and exploitation.
Shorten needs to thread the needle of being alert to the concerns of such workers, while also not giving succour to the racists looking to follow the Brexit/Trump narrative of blaming the plight of the working class on foreigners and migrants – whether temporary or permanent.
In a 37-minute video posted on its Facebook page, Anonymous said the Thai police "would rather blame foreigners or migrants for such crimes so as to protect their tourism industry than accuse their own Thai locals, that may deter tourists from choosing Thailand as their holiday destination".
Making foreigners and migrants "insiders" of Asian societies is the major challenge there.
Orbán continues to leverage fear of foreigners and migrants to shore up his right-wing base.
On the Left it has led to anger at the excesses of the global capitalist system and the rise of populists such as Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, while on the Right it has manifested itself in scapegoating of foreigners, especially migrants seen as 'stealing' jobs that should go to locals.
