Challenging Xenophobia and Aporophobia Through International Solidarity

• The rise of racism and xenophobia in Europe and Spain lacks rational justification, given the continent's long history of genetic and cultural mixing.
• The author argues that modern anti-immigrant sentiment is fundamentally a form of "aporophobia"—fear of the poor—rather than a defense of identity.

Historical Context and Working-Class Solidarity

• Historically, European workers migrated extensively to the Americas, contributing to the development of those nations and the formation of modern labor movements.
• Figures such as Sacco and Vanzetti, the Chicago martyrs, and Emma Goldman epitomize the migrant origins of international labor struggles.
• The early labor movement, including the International Workingmen's Association (AIT), emphasized that workers across all borders share the same enemy: Capital and the State.

Aporophobia and Contemporary Challenges

• Coined by philosopher Adela Cortina, "aporophobia" describes the aversion or hatred toward people who are poor or vulnerable.
• Critics of immigration often label migrants an "invasion" while remaining silent or welcoming regarding the influx of foreign capital, vulture funds, mass tourism, and foreign media platforms.
• The article calls for a return to internationalist values, urging society to reject xenophobic nationalism and instead embrace the right to migrate and a global sense of solidarity with the oppressed.