Legal proceduralism can be offered as a means of ethnic expulsion

Evidence

One respondent, an elected official in Rotterdam and representative of a party critical of earlier pro-immigration policies, put it bluntly, when he said, “It would be against law-andorder for people to start going through the streets kicking Muslims around; they should just elect us, and we’ll do it for them, legally.” Mass deportation or expulsion would clearly be a radical act. But it is not inconceivable and it has already become a part of the public imagination. — Michael A. Reynolds and Thomas D. Grant, The Future of Europe and Its Muslims, 33

Categorization

• SHARE: The ‘elect us and we’ll do it legally’ quote is exactly the kind of line to send to someone who follows far-right normalisation debates.
• SEED: Angle: ‘Legality as the New Vessel for Expulsion Politics’ — tracing how procedural respectability legitimises policies once confined to the street.
• ADDENDUM: Directly extends ‘Complaints About Immodesty Go Way Back’ — moral panic over a minority’s presence now routed through bureaucratic dress and behaviour tests, e.g. Rotterdam’s video-and-oath requirement.