The NSW Opposition Leader has found support from a federal Coalition minister over his use of the phrase ‘white flight’.

Luke Foley retracted comments he made to the Daily Telegraph about “Anglo families” relocating from suburbs with high rates of immigration because of a lack of resources.

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But Angus Taylor, the former assistant minister for cities who grew up in Cooma alongside Snowy Mountains immigrants backed Mr Foley.

media_camera Angus Taylor told Miranda Live the words don’t matter. Picture: AAP

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He told Miranda Live “the people who don’t want to debate immigrant cohesion, want us to debate the words … the words don’t matter”.

The current Law Enforcement Minister said “there’s no doubt it’s happening”.

“There’s no question, we’re seeing this now.”

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