TL;DR
Liberals must acknowledge that immigration is not a human right and craft a sustainable policy that benefits native citizens, or the far right will keep rising.
The far-right AfD's big win in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt has Europe on edge. The author argues this is not a post-pandemic backlash but voter anger over immigration.
Data shows a direct link between immigration and far-right voting. European countries are tightening policies, but the author fears these are tactical pauses that voters will see through.
Immigration is not a human right
Liberals must accept that migration is not a human right. We live in a world of sovereign states, and nations have the right to decide who enters. Laws must be upheld and enforced; undocumented immigrants are lawbreakers, not a protected identity.
Immigration should serve citizens
The purpose of immigration is to benefit existing citizens, economically and culturally. Liberals should revive arguments for immigration's benefits, select immigrants who contribute most, and reject the idea of immigration as colonial reparations.
The author argues this is the only sustainable liberal policy to permanently defuse anti-immigration sentiment and prevent the far right from returning.
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