Immigrants as scapegoats

[*bfine32*]

(01-03-2019, 09:11 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The scapegoat theory is only an attempt to explain racism. The idea that members of one race blames members of another race for something is not contingent on their position of power in society.

I've read it is used to explain prejudice; not racism; but it's Social Science so I'm sure there's many interpretations. So IMO the theory can go both ways as long as the individual displays prejudice. Or does it only count when white folks blame brown people?