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Originally Posted by Plethon
And another thing: blaming only commies for immigration into western Europe is plainly ridiculous. Because immigrants came to different European countries while all kinds of governments were in charge: liberal, conservative, social democrat, socialist, christian democrats, christian socialists...
Communists were nowhere in charge in Western Europe in the post-war period. Yes, they also supported immigration out of their internationalist conviction, but were never and nowhere powerful enough to force their will upon whole countries.
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Very simplistic. Firstly, the Commies were a major force in European parlaments often gaining 5-20% of the votes in many countries. (In France often over 20%, for example)
If some conservative politicians spoke against immigration they were quickly labeled "racists" by the communists. If the communist party had been the only non-racist party many more people would have voted for it. This was the reason other parties did not want to support nationalist policies.
The case was similar in America. The Communists had a major role in "The Civil Rights Movement" and racial segregation caused harm to America's public image in other parts of the world. Because of the realities of the Cold War the American federal government chose the "lesser evil" and started the Civil Rights reforms.