Dickson C. Igwe. Photo: VINO/File

Here in the Virgin Islands, where the migrant population far outnumbers the native population, residents must take note. Will the toxic politics of migration that are consuming Western Europe and the USA appear on the Virgin Islands Street?

Ok. There is a backlash against migrants on the UK Street, especially Moslem migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Turmoil on the UK streets from very poor and even criminal behaviours by Moslem migrants has resulted in anger in the native population.

The UK has begun to adopt stricter migration requirements for entry into the country. Recently, St Lucia had visa-free travel to the UK cancelled.

The Virgin Islands will not get away with a poor migration policy, and best be proactive before the poo hits the proverbial fan.

Far right movements such as Make America Great Again (MAGA) and various European far-right political parties, such as the UK’s Reform, Germany’s AFD, the Le Pens’ in France, and Victor Orban, leader of Czechoslovakia, have ridden the wave of public anger against unrestricted migration to the very gates of power.

Poland has a strict policy where it does not take in migrants from Islamic states.

Donald Trump’s aggressive actions against dark-skinned migrants have made him a hero with the white population, who see these migrants as a threat to their very existence.

The migration issue propelled Trump into the leadership of MAGA and the White House- albeit racism is central to the US migration narrative.

In both the US and Europe, Islamic Migrants are viewed as a problem with their way of life believed to be incompatible with Western culture. In the UK, there is even talk of mass deportations and civil war.

Migration from Islamic States such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Syria has driven social division and anger on the British street. A new pro-Brexit Party called Reform is using this migration conundrum as its key to getting into Number 10 Downing Street at the next General Election.