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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Historically speaking this is not true. Up until 1963 overt racial exclusion was the official immigration policy. Despite changes in the overt aspect, the qualifications of immigration intentionally placed barriers for folks from non European countries.
Anecdotally, there has been a massive difference in the discourse surrounding accepting Syrian refugees and Ukrainian refugees.
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I was speaking about current attitudes. But yes, those are far from perfect. When compared to what goes on in Europe, night and day difference though.