18-year-old Emma Raducanu's historic US Open win has highlighted the complicated relationship that Britain has with diversity and immigration.
, fellow sports stars and politicians joined the chorus of congratulations when Raducanu, 18, on Saturday became the first British woman to win the U.S. Open since 1968.Britain's Emma Raducanu, seen here celebrating after winning the U.S. Open, points to her diverse background on social media, where her bio simply reads “london | toronto | bucharest | shenyang.
But it hasn't been a total love-in, and her win has highlighted the complicated relationship that Britain has with diversity and immigration. Raducanu herself points to her global upbringing and background on Twitter and Instagram, where her bio doesn’t mention tennis and instead reads “london | toronto | bucharest | shenyang.”“We embrace and celebrate our diversity. And if you work hard, and get a helping hand, you can achieve anything,”London is the most diverse city in the U.K.
that she was a “global megastar” and said her win was “truly incredible.” Farage has made a career warning about immigrants, particularly those from Romania, coming to the U.K.Before the U.K.'s departure from the European Union and shortly before a change in the rules allowed Bulgarian and Romanian citizens to
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