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'Show some gratitude'—how this rhetoric shapes views on immigration, even for migrants

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is known for targeting immigrants with inflammatory comments about their place in their new country. He made headlines last year when he urged immigrants who "come here with their ideas, foreign to our country" to "show some gratitude."

'Show some gratitude'—how this rhetoric shapes views on immigration, even for migrants
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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is known for targeting immigrants with inflammatory comments about their place in their new country. He made headlines last year when he urged immigrants who "come here with their ideas, foreign to our country" to "show some gratitude."

Originally published at Phys.org

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