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Originally Posted by timun
Immigration isn't "propping up" per-capita GDP, it's (at least in part) what's driving it down. The rate of growth of the population is exceeding the rate of growth of the economy, therefore per-capita GDP drops. |
My wording is perhaps a little confusing. I am saying that immigration is propping up the overall total GDP number, not the per capita GDP.
But the government can point to the total GDP and say see, life isn't so bad, it's not a recession.