Premier Danielle Smith’s immigration referendum fuels an ‘us versus them’ divide in #Alberta

“…they enact what French philosopher Étienne Balibar, whose scholarship is seminal to understanding new forms of racism, has described as “racism without race” — when cultural differences are mobilized to marginalize minority communities; in this case, #immigrants to Alberta.”

https://theconversation.com/danielle-smiths-immigration-referendum-fuels-an-us-versus-them-divide-in-alberta-278577

Danielle Smith’s immigration referendum fuels an ‘us versus them’ divide in Alberta

Like other initiatives by Danielle Smith’s Alberta government, the scapegoating of immigrants follows a far-right playbook that has been effective in other places.

The Conversation