Brussels is expanding its anti-racism agenda just as voters worry about crime, housing and migration—fueling fears that lectures and regulation are replacing practical solutions. The anti-racism strategy fits into a broader effort to shape how Europeans think about mass immigration. Brussels increasingly treats large-scale immigration as a permanent fact—not a policy choice open to debate.
Instead of asking how much migration societies can absorb, the focus shifts to changing public attitudes. The strategy leans heavily on awareness campaigns, early-years education, compulsory training for officials, and guidelines for the media. The unstated aim appears to be reducing resistance to the visible effects of mass immigration—pressure on housing, public services, security, and community life—by framing those concerns as prejudice rather than policy failure. In this framework, racism becomes a catch-all label. Question migration levels, demand tougher border controls, or call for clearer integration rules, and you risk being portrayed as morally suspect.
