The referendum debate could not escape the thorny issue of immigration, and the African migrant who voted to leave was as fearful of the new arrivals, of his or her chances in a crowded job and housing market, as was his indigenous British neighbour.
Senior politicians said during the debates that their constituents in London were bemoaning the lack of places for their children in local schools because of the burgeoning numbers coming from Eastern Europe, and such complaints were, in the case of Streatham in south London, coming from the African-Caribbean community.
Okay. I already agreed that I had misunderstood. The argument is still “too many” in competition for jobs and other resources: I had simply made an error about the nationality of the competition.