Stupid? Evil? The "immigration" thing.

What do reform voters want? They *pretend* they want numbers to go down. Now, this is already a false debate, shifting a debate about rights/benefits/costs to reducing people to numbers.

But it's also a lie. Because what they want is US-style performative cruelty. Which is impossible under the rule of law.

And so, "responding to voter concerns on immigration" is a sure vote loser. --