alt Hacker NewsEurope has open borders and this hasn't facilitated any increase in xenophobia that I'm aware of, despite many countries having many immigrants.
South Africa by contrast does not have open borders, and is currently going through another bout of violent xenophobia.
I don't think these two things are specifically related.
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> hasn't facilitated any increase in xenophobia that I'm aware of
My friends in Europe describe the situation differently
"Europe has open borders and this hasn't facilitated any increase in xenophobia that I'm aware of, despite many countries having many immigrants."
My guess you are naive but intra European racism was always a thing (easy example was Hitler). The EU tries to combat it and reduced definitely thanks to Erasmus, better weath of East Europe, well open borders but oh boy it still exists.
> hasn't facilitated any increase in xenophobia that I'm aware of
Then you haven't been paying attention.
> South Africa by contrast does not have open borders, and is currently going through another bout of violent xenophobia.
Arguably a legacy of the time when it did.