❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Financial Times is panicking over the growing popularity of the remigration movement, which seeks to send migrants back to their homelands to repair the fraying cultural and social fabric in Western nations, in Europe, bolstered by support from U.S. political figures and activists associated with the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. This follows a recent gathering of remigration advocates in Portugal to strategize on implementing remigration policies, including former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino. 📰 DETAIL: Remigration (return migration), once dismissed as fringe, has been propelled into mainstream discourse by figures like Austria’s Martin Sellner, boosted by President Donald J. Trump and many of his allies and supporters embracing the term, a development the FT described as “transformational” in an article published on Wednesday. and U.S. supporters, including those aligned with President Donald J. Trump. The movement advocates for far stricter immigration controls and, in many cases, the removal of migrants, including legal residents and some naturalized citizens engaged in crime or determined to be “unassimilated.” Remigration is now the official policy of major European political parties such as Alternative for Germany ( AfD). 🎯 IMPACT: The FT believes “Remigration’s journey from Europe to America and back again reveals the depth of the new right’s transatlantic networks,” with Sellner agreeing that “What’s happening in the U.S. over the past 18 months is definitely a normalization of the term.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under President Trump, has explicitly stated that remigration is its goal. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “Having the most powerful man in the world start talking about remigration — that’s definitely a victory. The effects of it will last even after the Trump presidency.” – Martin Sellner 💬 SECONDARY QUOTE: “[F]or the activists pushing remigration, U.S. support in recent months has been transformational,” the FT complained, adding: “At its mildest, [remigration] means stricter immigration rules and tougher enforcement. In its most extreme form, it means adopting measures to encourage or even coerce the removal of ‘unassimilated’ legal residents and even naturalized citizens to their countries of ‘origin.'” 👀 FLASHBACK: Remigration gained momentum after a meeting in Potsdam, Germany, in 2023, which led to a temporary ban on Sellner entering the country. However, it has its roots in older concepts such as voluntary repatriation, advanced by the late British statesman Enoch Powell in the 20th century. | 
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