HAARLEM: Palwasha Hamzad wants the Dutch election to be not about migration, but about tackling the chronic housing shortages in the Netherlands. For Daniëlle Vergauwen, it’s about putting “our own people” first. Their opposing views sum up two of the key issues in campaigning for the Oct. 29 election for all 150 seats in the Dutch parliament’s legislative House of Representatives. They also echo debates about migration across Europe as right-wing politics gain support.

With Geert Wilders's far-right party leading in the polls one week ahead of the October 29 legislative elections, the country is divided over hosting asylum seekers, even though…

HAARLEM: Palwasha Hamzad wants the Dutch election to be not about migration, but about tackling the chronic housing shortages in the Netherlands. For Daniëlle Vergauwen, it’s…

Right-wing narratives about immigration have made inroads in the Netherlands.