The Internal Enemy: Immigration and the New Face of Authoritarianism
What happens when fear replaces dialogue, and rights become privileges?
This bold and clear-eyed essay explores how authoritarian and nationalist movements have turned immigrants into convenient scapegoats to justify exclusionary policies, democratic backsliding, and hate-fueled rhetoric. Rather than reflecting real security concerns, anti-immigrant discourse functions as a tool of power.
Through a critical and accessible lens, Manuel Sepúlveda dismantles the most persistent myths about immigration, using political analysis, empirical data, and real-world case studies from Europe and the Americas. From media narratives to state repression, this book reveals how fear is manufactured-and who profits from it.
The Internal Enemy is not just a denunciation; it offers alternatives based on human rights, inclusion, transparency, and civic participation. A must-read for those seeking to understand-and resist-the ethical and political threats facing democracy today.