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I do't see any nation that has successfully had good luck with skilled immigrants.
by dba7dba 11y ago
I do't see any nation that has successfully had good luck with skilled immigrants.
- praxulus 11y agoThe United States?
- EC1 11y agoYou consider the US a success?
- ern 11y agoThe US? Australia? Canada? New Zealand? The line between "skilled migrants" and "colonists" is blurred in the earlier part of their histories, but all those countries seem to be doing well in the grand scheme of things.
- Amezarak 11y ago> The line between "skilled migrants" and "colonists" is a blurred in the earlier part of their histories, but all those countries seem to be doing well in the grand scheme of things. I think the native peoples of those countries would take issue with the idea that "skilled migrants"/"colonists" were a good thing for their nations. It seems bizarre to say we're optimizing for the economic success of the landmass and not the people currently living in it.
- zanny 11y agoIt is unlikely we will be slaughtered or deported from our nations if we allow immigration and see a gradual demographic shift towards the immigrants like in colonial times.
- beachstartup 11y agosingapore is the example in asia that is probably most germane to this discussion. see also: taiwan, hong kong.