The Netherlands is about to introduce a new law that makes helping supposedly illegal migrants/refugees a criminal offence. So yes. The Netherlands is reintroducing the Nazi law that made hiding Anne Frank illegal. As a Dutchie I am ashamed, angry and powerless (as I live in Germany). Geert Wilders, and every single Dutchie who voted for his PVV, may you burn in hell.

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“There has been a lot of discussion about the two laws this week, especially after the PVV managed to pass an amendment to tighten them even further. The amendment makes it a punishable offense to be undocumented in the Netherlands. That would also mean that anyone who offers help to undocumented people would be committing a crime.”

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/04/dutch-parliament-adopts-laws-strictest-asylum-policy-ever

@jwildeboer It's difficult to avoid making conspiratorial speculations, but I don't think its a wild assumption that a very well funded set of right wing corporations and other interests are promoting their strategies between nations. To me it's a repeated pattern in the US, UK and other nations that the deterioration of neoliberal policies to provide for advancing general prosperity leaves a weakness where politically, "blame the immigrants" sees varying political success.
@jwildeboer Don't rule out the Eerste Kamer. Both the illegal migrants and housing legislation will strand there. Even the police and municipalities are stepping up already.
@jwildeboer Aren't you worried that undocumented migrants could be a threat considering possible war with Russia? Russia had a very strong pressence in middle east, I've myself met Syrian refugees in Germany who speak fluent Russian. Who will they be loyal to if a war breaks out, seems at least questionable.
@CosmicCactus Anyone who has been thrown from their homeland is going to be loyal to whoever treats them and those they love better for some value of better, I'd assume. Language only need play into it so far as language is a mechanism.
@bjornsdottirs I hope so. Not really advocating for or against anything here. I just think it's a risk that should be accounted for.
@jwildeboer I still don't really understand why this is happening internationally with everybody saying how bad it is. What's the push? Even considering russias long-standing competence in this regard, I don't understand how so many nations can fall for this in such a short time
@DJGummikuh In my opinion, it's the culmination of many years of tolerance and ignorance from "our" side. I very well remember how I witnessed the start of this back in the 1990s and how I trusted that it would go away because we all wouldn't allow this to grow and fester. I was wrong. We should have been fighting this with far more force than we did.
@jwildeboer granted, but this level of time-coordination does not just "evolve". I am adamant that there are structures in the background that bankroll and ideologically synchronize these society-degenerating movements
@jwildeboer
What if De Eerste Kamer confirms the law?
Who will be asked to show an ID? My guess would be the people of colour. Who will be asking them for an ID? The police say they have no capacity. Perhaps vigilantes like those recently doing some free time border patrolling in what Wilders called „a fantastic initiative“?
Is this an act of parliamentary dog whistling? Is the Dutch right encouraging militia formation?
I hear you. I am worried and feel powerless, too.
@jwildeboer at least your police seems to be ok relating this topic....
https://orf.at/stories/3398794/
Niederlande: Polizei warnt vor PlÀnen zu AsylverschÀrfung

Auf Betreiben der Partei fĂŒr die Freiheit (PVV) des Rechtspopulisten Geert Wilders soll in den Niederlanden das Asylrecht deutlich verschĂ€rft werden. Donnerstagabend stimmte die Zweite Kammer des Parlaments fĂŒr die zwei GesetzesvorschlĂ€ge. Im Herbst soll das Gesetzespaket in der Ersten Parlamentskammer behandelt werden. Am Samstag wandte sich nun aber die Polizei gegen die PlĂ€ne und warnte vor gesellschaftlichen Unruhen.

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@jwildeboer Is that constitutional? - the Grondwet says "Allen die zich in Nederland bevinden, worden in gelijke gevallen gelijk behandeld. " - no mention of paperwork just a simple right to equal treatment if you are in the Netherlands.
@jwildeboer not powerless, please keep speaking out against the return of the #NSBers
@jwildeboer Well. As a German I feel ashamed too...đŸ„Ž and angry 😡
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@hope_n_beauty But my post wasn't about Germany. That deserves its own post and thread.

@jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty don't worry about it people, we're drowning together.

On the latest news, renting a house to (illegal) immigrants gives government the right to seize it.

Edit: it's a new IRI law
Edit2: IRI: Islamic Republic of Iran

@nadiyar I'm in the US, so am wondering what does that even mean? I thought the EU had right of movement, that means others can rent housing as well?

sorry if that is an ignorant question :-(

@jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty

@draNgNon I apologize for causing confusion, but I'm not from EU.
I live in Iran and after war with Israel and absolute intelligence defeat the regime blamed immigrants for all faults and losses.

@jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty

@draNgNon @nadiyar @jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty of course there is freedom of movement within the EU. Just as there is freedom of movement amongst the United States.
Immigration is from countries outwith the European Union including, but not limited to, refugees and asylum seekers from failed states.
Presumably also includes those who have overstayed their visa but have arrived legally?

@peterbrown

ah, I see. the way people were talking about it made me think it was external to NL only. 🙏

@nadiyar @jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty

@draNgNon

All European citizens enjoy freedom of movement within the EU. That also includes the ability to rent housing as far as I know.

However, I doubt you can legally rent housing to illegal immigrants in any country. The "illegal" already gives away that they're deemed unwanted by the system.

@nadiyar @jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty

@TobiWanKenobi @draNgNon @nadiyar @jwildeboer @hope_n_beauty

Maybe. There are likely different means to become an illegal immigrant. E.g. while you may rent a house to someone with a legal visa. they may miss or not be able to renew it (or work instead of study like Elon). That would make them illegal immigrants. I doubt a landlord has the obligation (or the right) to constantly monitor visa-status.

@jwildeboer Only wants me to help illegal migrants/refugees even more!

They have my address ☕ GL

@stux @jwildeboer AIUI, hundreds of new volunteers have offered their help to various organizations.
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Thank you, I blocked him too.
@jwildeboer What the hell is going on this world right now?!?!? 😡 😟
@cmccullough @jwildeboer I'm sure this was rhetorical, but I feel the need to vent my take: the weakest and most feeble minded in the West can't handle the consequences of their colonialism, globalisation or wars ("consequences" being at most encountering other cultures and languages) and won't give up fossil fuels so climate change induced migration too, or accept capitalism's failures (zero wage growth), so the best they can come up with is Nazism. Frightened, stupid twats the lot of them.
@cmccullough @jwildeboer To me, it looks like billionaires are waging a class war, buying govs worldwide and siphoning off as much money as possible. Nationalist racism plus ethnic cleansing is a convenient vehicle for the kleptocratic police states they want. They would rather push the “fertility crisis” while forcing climate refugees to die than to rebalance the population intelligently and humanely. They want desperate factory workers from both the ignorant citizens and the captive migrants.
@jwildeboer FFS is the entire world devolving into a right-wing hellscape?
@panicky_patzer @jwildeboer
Yes.
And right on cue.
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@panicky_patzer @jwildeboer

Mostly just Europe and America, and their other colonial outposts like Israel and New Zealand.

One of the things that's really gratifying to see is that a lot of African media has become vastly more tolerant over the last few decades, and especially over the last few years. Not all of it by any means, sadly, but it's so nice to see the tide of homophobia, misogyny and transphobia slowly going out.

People have called South Africa the conscience of the world. As a South African who was born under the old regime, this feels good but a little overwhelming at times, you know?

@jwildeboer sickens me as well. There's a bunch of absolutely atrocious laws being pushed down our throats at the moment. 😡
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"Never again" has lasted for 80 years in the Netherlands.

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@jwildeboer You're not powerless. You can still take cases to the court of human rights.

@monsoonrains @jwildeboer yes, the consolation in the Netherlands is they benefit from one of the best legal systems in the world.

Unlike the US .

@peterbrown @jwildeboer Yes. Not just NL, Europe in general. You just gotta actually *take them to court*.

That's why stuff like this we need to nip now. If we sleep on it, we'll be like the US in 10+ years.

@jwildeboer Seems to be a widespread phenomenon. As a US citizen I’m ashamed of the intentionally cruel, stupid directives and insane ideology of the Trump regime.

Whether we are actually powerless or it just seems that way is debatable.

@jwildeboer What baffles me is that he (and the PVV) walked away from government, and collapsed it. They're not supposed to make any controversial decisions.

At least we'll have elections soon (and fingers crossed, they'll lose a lot of seats).

@jwildeboer we all know that Geert Wilders is a neo-nazi so what can you expect from him!?
The SGP, far-right Christian Orthodox men-only party, and the BBB, the far-right farmers, tilted the balance. Don't forget the VVD (conservatives), the NATO leader Rutte has been their party leader for years, was also very delighted to help push the law.
Let us not forget!
@Deviation I simply deduct that the 23.49% of dutch voters that voted PVV in 2023 are far-right supporters. And that makes me feel ashamed of being dutch.
@jwildeboer so am I deeply ashamed. I am also deeply frustrated of the media, especially the public media, that loves to give the populists the space and give them so much time on talkshows without being critical, just for the spectacular TV.
@jwildeboer Law and morality are two different things and times arrive where you have to decide which you will follow
@jwildeboer As I keep saying: If anyone thinks the rise of fascism is a uniquely American problem, they're not paying attention...
@jwildeboer It's as if they (meaning: governments worldwide) didn't take the way up to WWII as a warning but as a playbook.
@jwildeboer 100% agree! Lesdon not learned, history repeating.

@jwildeboer And that takes The Netherlands off my short list of places to move to.

Y’all are really something. Seems like international whiteness still can’t decide how to conduct themselves in a civilized manner. A shame, really. I guess you’re all still too primitive to mix with the rest of the world without violence being involved, huh?

@jwildeboer @oberstenzian I think you’re confirming that the idea of the law works. I didn’t expect that.
@darkcyberman @jwildeboer I’m already in a country where I’m not necessarily wanted. Not going to move to a place where I can get even more interesting versions of police harassment.

@oberstenzian
Dutch police say they do not support this law and hope it will be rejected in the next vote (Senate).

@darkcyberman @jwildeboer

@jwildeboer

OMG! I was told of this today and didn't believe it. That is so bad. Shocking that the Netherlands are going down that road.

@jwildeboer

It seems that to those of us who are in the U.S., which countries are following us into fascism is something rarely and barely reported.

Fleeing the U.S. appears to be no solution, if the country you go to is just another fascist wanna-be in denial.

I have NO plans to flee—so it's irrelevent to me—but outside of Canada, the average American yearning to be an activist for democracy has little to no knowledge of who and who is not an ally.

The white-as-white people of the fiords seem to be a natural fit for democracy, but now I know I know nearly nothing.

So the next ex-pat, looking for safe havens for the overwhelmed, will get no tips from me . . .

@jwildeboer <Americans ashamed by what their country is doing> "hold my beer".
@jwildeboer
You can be ashamed. You can also be wrong; which you are. Your “supposedly” reveals the entire truth.

@jwildeboer

Indeed, may this evil manipulator who's only intent is to spread hate and resentment burn in hell...

This is fully unacceptable. Also thank the populist and no longer liberal VVD for playing along.