Opinion | There’s a Reason Europe Is So Obsessed With Immigration (Gift Article)

Many Europeans know they don't like immigration, but not who is going to take care of them when they grow old. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...

'A succession of crises — chiefly economic, but also cultural and social — has made the argument for unity more challenging. At the same time, the transformation of many European countries into tourist-driven service economies has only worsened the disorientation.'

The rise of the right explained: It defines identity by what it is not, never by what it is. So what about Trump, its figurehead? A U.S. national identity? Or a distorted reflection of one? This vacuum is the right's actual strategy. If they had to fill it, people would wake up