How Can You Persuade People to Migrate on the Basis of Politics?

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Migration has always been driven by desire for a better life, economic imperatives and safety. How do you propose persuading people to migrate on the basis of politics? Well, there's one incredible example that piqued my interest in writing this book. It wasn't black people who did it, but young white people, hippies. You can simply take over a state. And they change vermont from one of the most conservative states in the union to nowone of the most liberal states in america. They do not move because there ise tons of jobs in housing. Many of them sleep in the fields. In factth many of them develop communes just to be able

In this week's episode Charles Blow speaks to journalist Dele Olojede about the arguments in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. He argued that if enough African-Americans move south, the demographic balance in the Southern States will be tipped in favour of Black voters and politicians. His new home state of Georgia – he practises what he preaches and left Brooklyn for Atlanta – recently voted for a Democrat presidential candidate and two Democratic Senate candidates, one of whom became the first Black senator in the state’s history. The growing African-American population in Georgia was pivotal in these votes, Blow believes. To find out more and buy the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-charles-m-blow-subscribers/

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