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Originally Posted by Locke
I'm always surprised by people who are against immigration. It just seems counter-productive to me.
We shouldnt be hampering immigration we should be finding reasonable methods to bridge skills that immigrants had in their home countries with our standards.
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I'm of the belief that we'll see a reverse immigration problem in the coming decades. Every major western country now has a birth rate below 2 births per woman which, without immigration, means a declining and aging population which younger generations struggle to support. Technology, education, human rights advancements and normalizing birth rates in the 3rd world may lead to less desire for immigrating to western countries. Which all adds up to a recruitment race. Western countries will be actively recruiting and sponsoring skilled individuals; providing effective bridge programs and work placement. Businesses will be desperate for qualified employees. Countries with universal health care, affordable housing, affordable eduction, and existing multiculturalism will be desirable. Those closing off their borders and trying to freeze their populace into some kind of nationalistic ideal will be in trouble.
I read an article recently (which I can find at the moment) where Canada now has an active recruitment program, not just for Universities but for the high school level, in depressed European countries like Italy and Greece. I can only see this expanding into the Arab world, Africa and southeast Asia in the future.