The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1372

Harry and Luca are joined by Elizabeth Heverin to discuss another populist betrayal (?), Spain amnesties half a million illegals, and the British university problem.

Reading List

• Is Japan Being Betrayed?

  • YouTube video discussing Japan’s immigration debate and politics – YouTube

  • Sydney Steyerhart post discussing immigration or demographic change in Japan – Sydney Steyerhart (X)

  • Takaichi wins election social media views in landslide as well – The Asahi Shimbun

  • Visegrád24 post about Japan immigration or political developments – Visegrád24 (X)

  • Foreign residents in Japan surpass 4.13 million for the first time – Sankei News

  • Don’t believe everything you read about Japan’s anti-immigration sentiment – Lowy Institute

  • Immigration fees in Japan to rise sharply – 10 to 20 times costlier – The Asahi Shimbun

  • Japan cabinet submits immigration bill seeking “well-ordered coexistence” – Nikkei Asia

  • Takaichi’s victory delays Japan’s reckoning with immigration reform – Crawford School of Public Policy (ANU)

• Spain Needs A New Reconquista

  • EU lawmakers back tougher deportation rules for illegal migrants – European Conservative

  • How the EU is building a surveillance-driven deportation system – EUobserver

  • EU deportations plan could introduce ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn – The Guardian

  • Spain plans to regularise hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants – The Guardian

  • Spain’s looming migrant amnesty strains public services and sparks surge in applications – Reuters

  • BBC News report on migration or asylum developments in Europe – BBC News

  • Opinion: Why Spain is regularising undocumented migrants – The Guardian

  • European Commission post about EU migration or policy developments – European Commission (X)

  • Spain restores free healthcare for undocumented foreign residents – RussSpain

  • BBC News article on European migration or asylum policy – BBC News

• The British University Problem

  • Student migration to the UK – Migration Observatory (University of Oxford)

  • Student migration to the UK – Migration Observatory (University of Oxford)

  • Plans to boost international student numbers and income – UK Government (GOV.UK)