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> But no, immigrants will not save demography

I didn’t say that immigration is a longterm solution. It might delay the collapse of social security, healthcare etc. systems which is the main thing that matters to the people who hold the majority of political power in Europe (those in their late 50s and > 60). Expecting them to willfully sacrifice their personal wellbeing for a more sustainable longterm solution wouldn’t make a lot of sense. So we are pretty stuck…

> as data shows that migrants tend to have less and less children in subsequent generations

Depends. If they don’t assimilate and don’t abandon their religious and cultural practices that might not happen. e.g. the Haredi in Israel (not exactly immigrants in the same way but an example of how very high birth rates can be maintained. Unfortunately this type people are extremely unproductive economically and hold extreme political views..)

> And this was my point - immigration benefits mostly those that own factories, capital etc.

I don’t fully agree. From the economic perspective at least. Having a higher proportion of young/working age, productive adults in the population benefits everyone short to medium term.

US handled this specific problem much better than Europe overall though. First of all they managed to attract the most capable and productive emigrants (Europe is rarely the first option) and have done a much better job at assimilating them.

Consequently US is in a much better position demographically compared to Europe, China and the rest of the developed world.




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