Afro-Ukrainians and Indo-Ukrainians are discriminated against
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This argument is used in the debates Does being on the left necessarily mean being in favor of mass immigration? and Should we accept immigration?.
This argument is an objection to Around 1 third of refugees from Ukraine who come to France are African, and France does not discriminate against them.
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“Juliana Wahlgren is Acting Director of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), and she and her team have been collecting testimonies from racialized people at the borders between Ukraine and the European Union: "The right of passage is based on nationality and on ethno-racial grounds. Nationality on the passport plays a role, but so does skin color, which explains why migrants from outside Europe or international students, Afro-descendants or of Arab, Latino, Asian or Roma origin, have more difficulty crossing borders. This ethnic profiling is based on racial criteria".”
Adeline Thollot, “From Ukraine's borders to the European Union: "It's shocking to see that we're treated differently".”, rtbf.be, April 15, 2022.